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Coveting Yesterday and Today
Remember how you felt that Christmas when your sister opened the gift you wanted? Or when your brother got a T-bird for graduation and you got stuck with the family Nova? Fast-forward to today and ask... -
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Hard Work is Missing and Its Social Decay
In Hillbilly Elegy the author tells of Bob, who worked with him at a tile warehouse with his girlfriend. Bob missed work once a week, was chronically late, and took many breaks each day, lasting ove... -
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The Perfect Soil for Winemaking
My first call to ministry was in Eastern Washington state. It turned out to be one of the most prolific winemaking regions in the country. One of the things I learned from a local winery was really qu... -
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Envy in The Disney/Pixar Film The Incredibles
Syndrome (formerly called Incrediboy) in the film The lncredibles is one example of envy’s futility and the envier’s inferiority, which together secure the inevitable lack of success in besting one’s ... -
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An Englishwoman, Frenchman and a Russian
Joseph Epstein tells a joke that illustrates envy’s malicious and impotent character well. Once there was an Englishwoman, a Frenchman, and a Russian: Each [was] given a single wish by one of those ... -
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The World of Wine
The world of wine expertise is a world of its own. The number one wine critic in the world, Robert Parker, insures his nose for $1 million. The world’s biggest auction market for top wines is no longe... -
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Defending Slavery as the Status Quo
I read that Thornton Stringfellow, pastor of the Stevensburg Baptist Church in Virginia, had made one of the most popular arguments for slavery when Baptists in the mid-nineteenth century were decidin... -
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Envy Defined
Envy is wanting what another person has and feeling badly that I don’t have it. Envy is disliking God’s goodness to someone else and dismissing God’s goodness to me. Envy is desire plus resentment. En... -
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Christian Culture Concerning Alcohol
In the excellent book, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes , Brandon J. O’Brien shares a helpful illustration of how different churches deal with alcohol very differently: When I (Brandon) w... -
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A Short History of Alcohol
The use of chemicals to alter thinking and feeling is as old as humanity itself, and alcohol was probably one of the first substances used. Even the earliest historical writings make note of alcohol d... -
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The Focusing Illusion
Bestselling business author Simon Sinek gives a motivational speech called “Understand the Game,” where he mentions a study asking people if they would rather have a $400,000 house on a street where a... -
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The Clean Slate Phenomena
Take the prevalence of New Year’s resolutions. The Wharton professor Katherine Milkman said she found it striking that “at the start of a new year, we feel like we have a clean slate. It’s the ‘fresh ... -
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A Life Changed by a Stolen Gideon Bible
Steve May tells the story of “Dee,” who grew up in east Tennessee in an affluent, but unchurched home. Dee’s time at college involved as much wild living as it did studying, and soon her life became a... -
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The Clever Husband
The drunk husband snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then proceeded to climb into bed, smi... -
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Using Alcohol to Cope
As adults, we develop all sorts of coping mechanisms to handle stress. Maybe you like to read a book, meditate, knit, watch TV, or exercise. When I was in New York, I used to go for a long run at the ... -
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Hanging Out in the Dark
A few years ago, a journalist named Joseph Blackman wrote an Op Ed on an interesting subject, “Why Clubs are Dark.” That is, why is it when you walk into a nightclub or a bar, the lights are off, or a... -
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The Culture Wars Plague Atheists, Too
In the mid-2000s, a Trans-Atlantic movement emerged, characterized by a rejection of organized religion and the ascent of what came to be known as the “New Atheism.” This trend gained notable traction... -
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Palm Sunday | Mark 11:1-11 | A Different Kind of Triumph
Reflection Most of us are familiar with the words attributed to the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, “ Veni, Vidi, Vici .” I came. I saw. I conquered. That is the way of imperial rulers in their conquest... -
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Holy Week Meditations Series
Joining the Pilgrims on the Way to Jerusalem For most Christians observing Lent, Holy Week marks the height of the drama of the Christian year. The pilgrims who have made the long journey through Len... -
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Preventing Pastoral Burnout: How to Cope with Overwhelm
A Leadership Coach’s Perspective I make it a habit to study what’s happening in churches across the country. I get the honor of coaching some incredible pastors, so I need to stay fresh. Any time I’m... -
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St Patrick's Day: Remembering the Dreamer, Missionary, and Hero
The Life of Saint Patrick So I am first of all a simple country person, a refugee, and unlearned. I do not know how to provide for the future. But this I know for certain, that before I was brought ... -
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Seeing, Hearing, and Touching God’s Grace
Every Communion is an embodiment of God’s grace. We hear God’s grace in the words that are spoken. But we also see it, hear it, touch it, and taste it in the bread and wine. God in his kindness, knowi... -
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Teenagers and Their Phones
A quarter of American teenagers are connected to a device within five minutes of waking up. Most teenagers send one hundred texts a day. Eighty percent sleep with their phones. Forty-four percent do n... -
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Envy’s Wish
A Poem by Victor Hugo recounts an opportunity granted to Envy and Avarice to receive whatever they wished, on the condition that the other receive a double portion. Envy replied, “I wish to be blind i... -
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Managing Perfectionism
In the most basic sense, managing your perfectionism looks like becoming aware of the core impulse all perfectionists reflexively experience: noticing room for improvement—Hmm, this could be better—an... -
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Housing the Fullness of God
One of my favorite stories is of John of Kronstadt. He was the Nineteenth Century Russian Orthodox priest at the time when alcohol abuse was rampant. None of the priests ventured out of their churches... -
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More Than I Could Believe
It was more than I could believe that Jesus was the only incarnate Son of God, that only he who believed in him would have everlasting life…my reason was not ready to believe literally that Jesus by h... -
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One Love—The Life and Music of Bob Marley
My Early Soundtrack What music shaped your early life? For most of us, our parents’ musical tastes probably were our starting place. That music made a deep impression on what we like — and don’t like...
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- Retreat (26)
- Returning to God (41)
- Revelation (91)
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- Right Relationships (24)
- Righteousness (136)
- Risks (44)
- Romantic Love (37)
- Romantic Relationships (33)
- Running from God (21)
- The Resurrection and the Life (32)
- The Risen Lord (59)
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S
- Sabbath (140)
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- Segregation (24)
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- Self-Awareness (89)
- Self-Centeredness (93)
- Self-Control (51)
- Self-Deception (46)
- Self-Destruction (23)
- Self-Image (29)
- Self-Love (24)
- Self-Reliance (46)
- Self-Renunciation (30)
- Self-Righteousness (55)
- Self-Sacrifice (37)
- Selfishness (123)
- Sermon on the Mount (36)
- Sermons (24)
- Servant Leadership (25)
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- Signs (35)
- Silence (96)
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- Soil (31)
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- Son of God (22)
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- Speech (49)
- Spiritual Battles (36)
- Spiritual Blindness (22)
- Spiritual Disciplines (57)
- Spiritual Formation (54)
- Spiritual Gifts (26)
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- Spiritual Hunger (55)
- Spiritual Leadership (28)
- Spiritual Maturity (34)
- Spiritual Nurture (30)
- Spiritual Practices (21)
- Spiritual Thirst (35)
- Spiritual Transformation (40)
- Spiritual Warfare (26)
- Sports (61)
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- Steadfast Love (54)
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- Stories (81)
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- Strength (118)
- Stress (59)
- Struggles (37)
- Struggles with Prayer (21)
- Submission (27)
- Success (110)
- Suffering (186)
- Surgery (22)
- Surrender (71)
- Sustainer (27)
- Sweetness (34)
- The Sacraments (71)
- The Saints (54)
- The Second Coming Of Christ (29)
- The Soul (95)
- The Spiritual Life (33)
T
- Talking (21)
- Teaching (24)
- Teamwork (24)
- Tears (23)
- Technology (85)
- Telling the Truth (27)
- Temptation (119)
- Ten Commandments (24)
- Thankfulness (45)
- Thanksgiving (General) (150)
- Thanksgiving (Holiday) (35)
- The Temple (41)
- The Transfiguration (23)
- The Trinity (138)
- The Twelve Disciples (54)
- Theology (31)
- Third Third of Life (33)
- Thirst (22)
- Thought (32)
- Thoughts (45)
- Time (90)
- Tired (25)
- Tongue (34)
- Tradition (26)
- Tragedy (24)
- Training (37)
- Transcendence (21)
- Transformation (141)
- Transgressions (26)
- Trauma (21)
- Travel (25)
- Treasure (65)
- Trees (39)
- Trials (53)
- Trinity Sunday (28)
- Trouble (79)
- True Self (21)
- True Worship (29)
- Trust (181)
- Trust in God (80)
- Trust in Jesus (26)
- Truth (175)
V
W
- The Weak (32)
- The Wicked (22)
- The Wild (26)
- The Will (23)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (47)
- Waiting (128)
- Waiting on God (56)
- Wandering (32)
- War (89)
- Water (39)
- Waters (25)
- Ways (33)
- Weakness (119)
- Wealth (99)
- Weariness (34)
- Weddings (33)
- Weeping (24)
- Western Culture (55)
- Wholeness (24)
- Wickedness (36)
- Wilderness (84)
- Wisdom (196)
- Wisdom of God (36)
- Witnesses (50)
- Wonder (61)
- Word of God (30)
- Words (85)
- Words vs. Actions (23)
- Work (163)
- Work and Rest (30)
- Work-Life Balance (30)
- Works-Righteousness (22)
- World (139)
- World Leaders (30)
- World Peace (33)
- Worldly Power (41)
- Worldview (41)
- Worry (55)
- Worship (206)
- Wounds (47)
Search by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (212)
- Gen 2 (130)
- Gen 3 (84)
- Gen 4 (30)
- Gen 5 (2)
- Gen 6 (8)
- Gen 7 (1)
- Gen 8 (17)
- Gen 9 (12)
- Gen 11 (34)
- Gen 12 (62)
- Gen 13 (9)
- Gen 14 (4)
- Gen 15 (20)
- Gen 16 (12)
- Gen 17 (12)
- Gen 18 (23)
- Gen 19 (2)
- Gen 21 (7)
- Gen 22 (36)
- Gen 23 (1)
- Gen 24 (2)
- Gen 25 (5)
- Gen 26 (2)
- Gen 27 (12)
- Gen 28 (16)
- Gen 29 (7)
- Gen 32 (20)
- Gen 33 (4)
- Gen 35 (2)
- Gen 36 (1)
- Gen 37 (24)
- Gen 38 (1)
- Gen 39 (12)
- Gen 41 (7)
- Gen 42 (2)
- Gen 44 (1)
- Gen 45 (15)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 49 (2)
- Gen 50 (46)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (16)
- Exod 2 (13)
- Exod 3 (121)
- Exod 4 (23)
- Exod 5 (7)
- Exod 6 (5)
- Exod 7 (3)
- Exod 8 (3)
- Exod 9 (1)
- Exod 10 (3)
- Exod 12 (25)
- Exod 13 (22)
- Exod 14 (58)
- Exod 15 (17)
- Exod 16 (55)
- Exod 17 (23)
- Exod 18 (18)
- Exod 19 (17)
- Exod 20 (78)
- Exod 21 (2)
- Exod 22 (6)
- Exod 23 (9)
- Exod 24 (14)
- Exod 25 (5)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 28 (2)
- Exod 29 (4)
- Exod 30 (5)
- Exod 31 (14)
- Exod 32 (58)
- Exod 33 (35)
- Exod 34 (44)
- Exod 35 (9)
- Exod 40 (6)
- Exod 58 (1)
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Nehemiah
Job
- Job 1 (37)
- Job 2 (16)
- Job 3 (14)
- Job 4 (2)
- Job 5 (3)
- Job 6 (3)
- Job 7 (6)
- Job 8 (1)
- Job 10 (3)
- Job 11 (7)
- Job 12 (17)
- Job 13 (5)
- Job 14 (8)
- Job 15 (1)
- Job 19 (11)
- Job 23 (16)
- Job 24 (1)
- Job 26 (1)
- Job 27 (2)
- Job 28 (2)
- Job 30 (2)
- Job 31 (2)
- Job 33 (3)
- Job 34 (1)
- Job 36 (1)
- Job 37 (2)
- Job 38 (37)
- Job 39 (1)
- Job 40 (1)
- Job 42 (19)
Psalm
- Ps 1 (78)
- Ps 2 (20)
- Ps 3 (4)
- Ps 4 (14)
- Ps 5 (12)
- Ps 6 (7)
- Ps 7 (3)
- Ps 8 (57)
- Ps 9 (16)
- Ps 10 (12)
- Ps 11 (4)
- Ps 12 (5)
- Ps 13 (9)
- Ps 14 (13)
- Ps 15 (17)
- Ps 16 (53)
- Ps 17 (6)
- Ps 18 (22)
- Ps 19 (99)
- Ps 20 (8)
- Ps 22 (53)
- Ps 23 (158)
- Ps 24 (35)
- Ps 25 (49)
- Ps 27 (106)
- Ps 28 (8)
- Ps 29 (14)
- Ps 30 (36)
- Ps 31 (12)
- Ps 32 (62)
- Ps 33 (32)
- Ps 34 (205)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (19)
- Ps 37 (85)
- Ps 38 (8)
- Ps 39 (9)
- Ps 40 (19)
- Ps 41 (6)
- Ps 42 (82)
- Ps 43 (3)
- Ps 44 (3)
- Ps 45 (3)
- Ps 46 (134)
- Ps 47 (9)
- Ps 48 (4)
- Ps 49 (8)
- Ps 50 (8)
- Ps 51 (224)
- Ps 52 (3)
- Ps 53 (3)
- Ps 54 (3)
- Ps 55 (19)
- Ps 56 (12)
- Ps 57 (9)
- Ps 60 (1)
- Ps 61 (6)
- Ps 62 (26)
- Ps 63 (37)
- Ps 64 (2)
- Ps 65 (11)
- Ps 66 (13)
- Ps 67 (5)
- Ps 68 (11)
- Ps 69 (5)
- Ps 70 (4)
- Ps 71 (10)
- Ps 72 (24)
- Ps 73 (35)
- Ps 74 (5)
- Ps 75 (1)
- Ps 76 (2)
- Ps 77 (15)
- Ps 78 (21)
- Ps 79 (1)
- Ps 80 (6)
- Ps 82 (40)
- Ps 84 (13)
- Ps 85 (19)
- Ps 86 (21)
- Ps 87 (1)
- Ps 88 (6)
- Ps 89 (10)
- Ps 90 (63)
- Ps 91 (36)
- Ps 92 (13)
- Ps 93 (4)
- Ps 94 (9)
- Ps 95 (27)
- Ps 96 (35)
- Ps 97 (1)
- Ps 98 (15)
- Ps 99 (3)
- Ps 100 (36)
- Ps 101 (2)
- Ps 102 (2)
- Ps 103 (147)
- Ps 104 (46)
- Ps 105 (5)
- Ps 106 (8)
- Ps 107 (20)
- Ps 109 (1)
- Ps 110 (10)
- Ps 111 (13)
- Ps 112 (10)
- Ps 113 (9)
- Ps 115 (14)
- Ps 116 (24)
- Ps 117 (5)
- Ps 118 (53)
- Ps 119 (182)
- Ps 121 (54)
- Ps 122 (8)
- Ps 123 (3)
- Ps 124 (12)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (18)
- Ps 127 (43)
- Ps 128 (10)
- Ps 130 (52)
- Ps 131 (9)
- Ps 132 (4)
- Ps 133 (49)
- Ps 135 (4)
- Ps 136 (31)
- Ps 137 (4)
- Ps 138 (8)
- Ps 139 (164)
- Ps 140 (1)
- Ps 141 (9)
- Ps 142 (3)
- Ps 143 (6)
- Ps 144 (6)
- Ps 145 (52)
- Ps 146 (34)
- Ps 147 (66)
- Ps 148 (13)
- Ps 149 (1)
- Ps 150 (15)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (19)
- Prov 2 (15)
- Prov 3 (200)
- Prov 4 (46)
- Prov 5 (8)
- Prov 6 (13)
- Prov 7 (2)
- Prov 8 (12)
- Prov 9 (7)
- Prov 10 (13)
- Prov 11 (43)
- Prov 12 (27)
- Prov 13 (10)
- Prov 14 (46)
- Prov 15 (56)
- Prov 16 (75)
- Prov 17 (42)
- Prov 18 (55)
- Prov 19 (49)
- Prov 20 (16)
- Prov 21 (30)
- Prov 22 (55)
- Prov 23 (15)
- Prov 24 (20)
- Prov 25 (20)
- Prov 26 (14)
- Prov 27 (37)
- Prov 28 (27)
- Prov 29 (25)
- Prov 30 (6)
- Prov 31 (52)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (130)
- Isa 2 (19)
- Isa 4 (4)
- Isa 5 (25)
- Isa 6 (111)
- Isa 7 (46)
- Isa 8 (3)
- Isa 9 (123)
- Isa 11 (25)
- Isa 12 (9)
- Isa 14 (5)
- Isa 15 (2)
- Isa 16 (1)
- Isa 21 (1)
- Isa 23 (2)
- Isa 24 (1)
- Isa 25 (29)
- Isa 26 (43)
- Isa 27 (2)
- Isa 28 (9)
- Isa 29 (18)
- Isa 30 (68)
- Isa 31 (2)
- Isa 32 (5)
- Isa 33 (10)
- Isa 34 (1)
- Isa 35 (10)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 38 (2)
- Isa 40 (224)
- Isa 41 (104)
- Isa 42 (44)
- Isa 43 (116)
- Isa 44 (13)
- Isa 45 (21)
- Isa 46 (6)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (11)
- Isa 49 (36)
- Isa 50 (16)
- Isa 51 (6)
- Isa 52 (18)
- Isa 53 (190)
- Isa 54 (15)
- Isa 55 (212)
- Isa 56 (11)
- Isa 57 (26)
- Isa 58 (92)
- Isa 59 (14)
- Isa 60 (55)
- Isa 61 (99)
- Isa 62 (7)
- Isa 63 (3)
- Isa 64 (37)
- Isa 65 (18)
- Isa 66 (22)
- Isa 70 (1)
- Isa 85 (1)
- Isa 2021 (1)
Jeremiah
- Jer 1 (31)
- Jer 2 (20)
- Jer 3 (3)
- Jer 4 (1)
- Jer 5 (4)
- Jer 6 (10)
- Jer 7 (6)
- Jer 8 (2)
- Jer 9 (22)
- Jer 10 (9)
- Jer 11 (2)
- Jer 12 (4)
- Jer 14 (1)
- Jer 15 (4)
- Jer 16 (4)
- Jer 17 (90)
- Jer 18 (5)
- Jer 19 (1)
- Jer 20 (8)
- Jer 22 (14)
- Jer 23 (22)
- Jer 29 (94)
- Jer 30 (12)
- Jer 31 (60)
- Jer 32 (9)
- Jer 33 (11)
- Jer 35 (1)
- Jer 36 (1)
- Jer 50 (1)
- Jer 51 (1)
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Haggai
Zechariah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (79)
- Matt 2 (102)
- Matt 3 (52)
- Matt 4 (134)
- Matt 5 (405)
- Matt 6 (336)
- Matt 7 (148)
- Matt 8 (43)
- Matt 9 (56)
- Matt 10 (61)
- Matt 11 (158)
- Matt 12 (40)
- Matt 13 (99)
- Matt 14 (67)
- Matt 15 (30)
- Matt 16 (99)
- Matt 17 (52)
- Matt 18 (125)
- Matt 19 (59)
- Matt 20 (48)
- Matt 21 (68)
- Matt 22 (94)
- Matt 23 (98)
- Matt 24 (40)
- Matt 25 (195)
- Matt 26 (69)
- Matt 27 (37)
- Matt 28 (166)
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
- Acts 1 (84)
- Acts 2 (160)
- Acts 3 (31)
- Acts 4 (63)
- Acts 5 (29)
- Acts 6 (7)
- Acts 7 (17)
- Acts 8 (35)
- Acts 9 (90)
- Acts 10 (33)
- Acts 11 (13)
- Acts 12 (11)
- Acts 13 (20)
- Acts 14 (13)
- Acts 15 (14)
- Acts 16 (46)
- Acts 17 (69)
- Acts 18 (10)
- Acts 19 (4)
- Acts 20 (52)
- Acts 21 (1)
- Acts 22 (2)
- Acts 24 (8)
- Acts 25 (1)
- Acts 26 (4)
- Acts 27 (5)
- Acts 28 (9)






