Serve At Work (Devotional)

Devotional

Paul shows what it looks like to shift from self-interest to serving others. 

Competition as Cooperation Sometimes Requires Self-Sacrifice

Article

So far, we have been describing cooperation and competition in God’s original design – what they would look like if...

The Tentmaker Priscilla (Acts 18:2)

Article

In Corinth Paul needed a means to support himself, and fortunately, he had a trade: he made leather tents for the Roman...

The Intellectual Damaris (Acts 17:17)

Article

As the apostle Paul continued his ministry in various Greek cities, he ended up one day in the unique city Athens, known...

Confrontation Over the Disruption of Trade in Ephesus (Acts 19:21-41)

Bible Commentary

The following discussion falls a little out of order (skipping over Acts 19:17-20 for the moment) so that we can cover...

Confrontation Over the Liberation of a Slave Girl in Philippi (Acts 16:16-24)

Bible Commentary

The first of the two confrontations occurs in Philippi, where Paul and Silas encounter a girl with a spirit of...

The Work of Community Leadership is a Work of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:3)

Bible Commentary

The workers best suited to heal the ethnic divide in the Acts 6 community are qualified because they are “known to be...

Serving the Word and Serving Tables are Equally Valuable (Acts 6:2-4)

Bible Commentary

The work of administering justice is just as important as the work of preaching the word.