“Pleasing” Options
The word generally translated in the New Testament as “pleasing,” or in some cases “acceptable,” is the Greek term euarestos, and it means exactly that: pleasing or acceptable (as that which pleases). However, when it comes being pleasing there are three options that I’d like you to think about. First, will you please yourself? Surely […]
The Conversion of the Eunuch
Philip had preached to the Samaritans and many of them were converted because they believed Philip’s preaching “concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ and were baptized, both men and women” (Acts 8:12). When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that “the Samaritans had received the word of God,” they sent Peter and […]
To You Who Bring Small Children to Church
There you are sitting in worship or Bible study. Your child, or toddler, is restless. Perhaps they’re even a little boisterous. You try to silence them, and nothing. You try to pacify them with food or toys, and nothing. Eventually, you resort to the last thing you wanted to do: you pick them up, and […]