As we concluded our reading yesterday, the soldiers had just cut to ropes of the lifeboats so the sailors would stay on board through the night. Paul warned them that if they didn’t remain with him that they would die. It is morning now and it’s time to abandon ship. Our motley crew is still […]
We left Paul and his companions as they put out to sea to try and make it along Crete from Fair Haven to Phoenix for the winter. For some reason Fair Haven was not a suitable harbor for winter. It was already late into the year and risky business to even attempt that jaunt. But […]
The travel itinerary in today’s reading is all by sea. Paul is on his way to Rome to stand before Caesar. Luke and a few other friends of Paul join in this voyage too. We are not told how long between King Agrippa’s audience with Paul and the decision to finally send him to Caesar […]