Paul is continuing with his greeting to the new church in Rome. In our reading he emphasizes how much he wants to actually see them in person instead of just through a letter. All in due time Paul. I cannot begin to imagine how long Paul’s daily prayers were. He states in all his letters […]
I am going to start off right here and now and admit that I am confused. The confusion is my own fault for not reading the “history” behind all the books before diving in. I was under the impression that Paul’s letter to the Romans stemmed from his time in Rome. But looking at several […]
We have come to the last section of the book of Acts. Luke concludes by giving us a brief synopsis of Paul while in Rome. His first days speak loud and clear of what his time in Rome will be like. He DOES NOT go by the old adage, “When in Rome do as the […]
Paul is FINALLY going to make it to Rome. I don’t know how many years this process took from appeal to appearance but it was lengthy! My patience would have been MORE than stretched. Let’s look at the final miles with Paul. Isn’t it “convenient” how there was a ship from the Roman empire docked […]
Paul and company made it safely to land. To an island they had no clue to its location, but they were at least safe from the sea. Now we get to meet the natives. If you have ever watched Gilligan’s Island you will realize that not all natives are friendly. But that’s in TV land […]