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Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the book of Acts. I felt a great sense of urgency to publish them rather than waiting until I had the time to pretty them up. Thank you and I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. Stay strong. Live in the Spirit. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 7 of the book of Acts. Read it with the thought in mind that this is the first display of the power of the Holy Spirit working through man – aside from Christ, that is. Imagine what the Spirit can do through you if you let Him! Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations… 7:1-53 – Stephen delivers a clear and concise speech beginning with Abraham that was designed to convict the listeners of their sins. This led to his execution. He is giving the Sanhedrin a lesson of the history they have obviously fo...

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card authors are: Lenya Heitzig and Penny Rose and the books: Live Reflectively: Lessons from the Watershed Moments of Moses David C. Cook (November 1, 2011) and Live Abundantly: A Study in the Book of Ephesians David C. Cook; 2 edition (November 1, 2011) ***Special thanks to Audra Jennings, Senior Media Specialist, The B&B Media Group for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lenya Heitzig is an award-winning author and popular Bible tea...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the book of Acts. I felt a great sense of urgency to publish them rather than waiting until I had the time to pretty them up. Thank you and I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. Stay strong. Live in the Spirit. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 6 of the book of Acts. Read it with the thought in mind that this is the first display of the power of the Holy Spirit working through man – aside from Christ, that is. Imagine what the Spirit can do through you if you let Him! Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations… 6:1 – The Grecian Jews complained, so the first deacons were chosen from that group to see that their widows were given a fair share of the food. 6:3 – the first deacons. They were chosen to distribute food to widows, freeing the apost...

First of all, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Kelly Eileen Hake and her publisher for sending me an electronic copy of "Tall, Dark and Determined" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this opportunity and their generosity. “Tall, Dark and Determined” by Kelly Eileen Hake is Book Two in the Husbands For Hire Series. In this second novel of Hope Falls, Colorado, the gals we’ve come to adore in Book One, “Rugged and Relentless”, are back, trying to make a go of a sawmill, having advertised in the newspaper for experienced loggers and potential husbands. Jake Granger is taking Twyman back east to face the music for his brother’s murder. So he calls on Chase Dunston to look after the town and the ladies who run it while he is away. Chase has another reason to check out Hope Falls: a man he knows was killed in the mining cave-in that injured Braden Lyman, and Chase wants the opportunity to investigate the Lymans in the hopes of placing blame. What Chase nev...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the book of Acts. I felt a great sense of urgency to publish them rather than waiting until I had the time to pretty them up. Thank you and I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. Stay strong. Live in the Spirit. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 5 of the book of Acts. Read it with the thought in mind that this is the first display of the power of the Holy Spirit working through man – aside from Christ, that is. Imagine what the Spirit can do through you if you let Him! Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations… 5:1-11 – Pride and generosity don’t mix. Give in secret. Be honest. (Bad Girls – Higgs) 5:1-2 – the sin was deliberate deception. Ananias and Sapphira attempted to deceive God about the price they received for their property. Perha...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the book of Acts. I felt a great sense of urgency to publish them rather than waiting until I had the time to pretty them up. Thank you and I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. Stay strong. Live in the Spirit. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 4 of the book of Acts. Read it with the thought in mind that this is the first display of the power of the Holy Spirit working through man – aside from Christ, that is. Imagine what the Spirit can do through you if you let Him! Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations… 4:5 – this is the same assembly that condemned Jesus. 4:6 – Annas retained the title of High Priest, but he was deposed by the Romans in AD 15. 4:7 – when Caiaphas asked by what power they healed the beggar, he was implying the use of a...

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Richard L. Mabry, MD and the book: Lethal Remedy Abingdon Press (October 2011) ***Special thanks to Julie Dowd (Abingdon Press) for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Richard L. Mabry, MD, is a retired physician and medical school professor who achieved worldwide recognition as a clinician, writer, and teacher before turning his talents to non-medical writing after his retirement. He is the author of The Prescription for Tro...