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Turning from Conflict to Conversion
Maltbie D. Babcock, author of This Is My Father’s World and a Presbyterian pastor in Brooklyn, introduced a free pew system in his church, upsetting a wealthy woman who found strangers in her us... -
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Don't Take Conflict Personally
Called to Pastor, Inclined to Argue When I was graduating from college in the mid-2000s, I was encouraged to take a career test to determine where my personality type would fit in the working world. ... -
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Conflict is a painful fact of life. Many of us have not experienced the trauma of war or the violence of racism, but we have all been wounded by words. -
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
From 1992 to 1995 the world witnessed one of the worst civil conflicts, the Bosnian War. Three factions, each tied to a religion (Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and Muslim Bosniaks), began attacking... -
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The Truth and Love Paradox
The last time someone said to you, “I need to talk to you,” how did that strike you? Did you think, Maybe she needs to tell me how much she appreciates me. More likely you thought, I’m in trouble. Whe... -
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The Cost of Conflict within Christianity
In 1258, Islam stood on the brink of collapse, with Egypt as its last stronghold. While Islam was struggling, the vast Mongol Empire, under the rule of Kublai Khan, stretched from the Black Sea to the... -
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Gentleman, There are Your Enemies
Internal conflict is not only dangerous—it can threaten the long-term flourishing of any organization, including the church. According to tradition, during the Battle of Trafalgar, Lord Horatio Nelson... -
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God, our heavenly Father and the
God, our heavenly Father and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: We praise and thank you today and always! You are worthy of our praise simply for who You are: You are good and You are strong, ... -
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Eternal Father, we come to you at the
Eternal Father, we come to you at the close of day (change as applicable) , when from long ago men and women have always turned aside to seek your face. Wearied by the conflict of life, worn by the b... -
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Loving God, you are always ready to
Loving God, you are always ready to forgive our sins. We are much less eager to forgive those with whom we disagree. So often when we have something against our friends, family, or strangers, we escal... -
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Prayer for Times of Conflict
O God, you have bound us together in a common life. Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth, to confront one another without hatred or bitterness, and to work together with mutual... -
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May the Lord of love keep us all in
May the Lord of love keep us all in peace, transform our conflict into the beauty of his grace, and give us joyful hearts to do his will. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. A... -
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The Humanity of the Stranger: the Samaritan in the Israel/Gaza Crisis
Compassion does not demand that we know who is right and who is wrong. In fact, it does not ask for us to know anything at all about [people] except the fact that they are in need. As I facilitated... -
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5 Steps to Handling Strife Within the Church
Conflict in Ministry Have you ever whispered to yourself, “I didn’t sign up for this?” I confess those words have passed through my mind more than once over the years. When I started out in ministry... -
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Scripture Guide, Colossians 3:12-17
A Christmastide Community A recent podcast reminded me that there is no such thing as a “neutral” marking of our time—our minutes and our hours, our days and our weeks, our months and seasons reflect... -
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First Sunday after Christmas
Preaching Commentary A Christmastide Community A recent podcast reminded me that there is no such thing as a “neutral” marking of our time—our minutes and our hours, our days and our weeks, our mon... -
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The Greatest Threat to the Church?
What is the greatest threat to the church of Jesus Christ today? There are so many threats to choose from. Some Christians would identify hazards like postmodern relativism working to unravel notions ... -
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The Politics of Ministry Book Review
When I first received a review copy of The Politics of Ministry by Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman, and Donald Guthrie, I knew I needed to read this book. Why? Because I have become convinced that so ... -
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Four Thousand Deaths Over a Bucket
From the late Middle Ages until the Renaissance, northern Italy divided into factions who supported rival political powers, which further intensified their border disputes. According to legend, in 132... -
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Be Slow to Sue
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia argues how Christians ought to resolve conflict based on 1 Corinthians 6: I think this passage [1 Cor. 6:1–8] has something to say about the pro... -
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Dealing with Conflict Directly
If someone has done something wrong even at a personal level, the right thing to do is not to gossip about it, not to tell everybody else, not to allow resentment to build up and fester, and certainly... -
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Emotional Nanocrafts in the Space Between Us
In I’d Like You More If You Were More Like Me , John Ortberg uses an interesting analogy for an aspect of our relationships. In 2015, Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner announced the Starshot Initiati... -
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Mutual Accusations
In the mid-1980s, I helped facilitate a series of conferences between top Soviet and American policy advisers on the question of how to prevent a nuclear war. The times were tense and the accusations ... -
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Solving the World’s Problems
Warren Robinson Austin was an American politician and diplomat serving both in the U.S. Senate and the United Nations as a U.S. ambassador. During a debate, Austin was asked how he would approach the ... -
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Revenge Doesn’t Say
In Exclusion and Embrace , Yale professor Miroslav Volf reflects on the themes of revenge, mercy, forgiveness and grace. Volf, who grew up in war-ravaged Croatia, speaks from a place of deep concer... -
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These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and... -
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A pure heart won't get us out of conflict and controversy. It may well be the very thing that gets us into it. -
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Preventing Vengeance
I did some of my Clinical Pastoral Education Units in Gastonia. One of the units that I served was the Emergency Department. If there was an incident that was suspected to be gang related, they would ... -
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Confrontation Defined
The Latin term for confrontation means “to turn your face toward, to look at frontally.” It merely indicates that you are turning toward the relationship and the person. You are face-to-face, so to sp...
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- Repentance (193)
- Repetition (32)
- Rescue (64)
- Resentment (40)
- Resilience (45)
- Resistance (25)
- Respect (24)
- Responsibility (55)
- Rest (139)
- Rest in God (24)
- Restoration (63)
- Resurrection (145)
- Resurrection Life (43)
- Resurrection of the Dead (88)
- Resurrection to New Life (63)
- Retreat (26)
- Returning to God (41)
- Revelation (91)
- Revenge (23)
- Right Relationships (24)
- Righteousness (136)
- Risks (44)
- Romantic Love (37)
- Romantic Relationships (33)
- Routines (21)
- Running from God (21)
- The Resurrection and the Life (34)
- The Risen Lord (59)
- The Rock (24)
- The Roman Empire (29)
S
- Sabbath (141)
- Sacrifice (182)
- Sacrificial Giving (22)
- Sacrificial Love (71)
- Safety (33)
- Salt and Light (23)
- Salvation (304)
- Sanctification (155)
- Satan (74)
- Satisfaction (31)
- Saved by Grace (30)
- Savior (155)
- School (35)
- Science (75)
- Science and Religion (77)
- Scripture (137)
- Sea (40)
- Seasons (28)
- Secularism (23)
- Security (33)
- Seeking God (78)
- Seeking the Kingdom (24)
- Seeking the Truth (37)
- Segregation (24)
- Self-Absorption (23)
- Self-Awareness (90)
- Self-Centeredness (93)
- Self-Control (51)
- Self-Deception (46)
- Self-Destruction (23)
- Self-Image (29)
- Self-Love (25)
- Self-Reliance (46)
- Self-Renunciation (30)
- Self-Righteousness (55)
- Self-Sacrifice (38)
- Selfishness (124)
- Sermon on the Mount (38)
- Sermons (25)
- Servant Leadership (26)
- Servanthood (88)
- Service (115)
- Sex (56)
- Shalom (30)
- Shame (77)
- Sheep (47)
- Shepherd (29)
- Shepherds (40)
- Sickness (44)
- Sight (50)
- Signs (35)
- Silence (96)
- Sin (219)
- Sinfulness (67)
- Singing (39)
- Sinners (37)
- Sins (111)
- Skepticism (30)
- Slavery (54)
- Smart Phones (38)
- Social Justice (24)
- Social Media (50)
- Soil (31)
- Solitude (68)
- Son of God (22)
- Sorrow (54)
- Speech (49)
- Spiritual Battles (36)
- Spiritual Blindness (22)
- Spiritual Disciplines (59)
- Spiritual Formation (60)
- Spiritual Gifts (26)
- Spiritual Growth (78)
- Spiritual Hunger (56)
- Spiritual Leadership (28)
- Spiritual Maturity (34)
- Spiritual Nurture (31)
- Spiritual Practices (26)
- Spiritual Thirst (36)
- Spiritual Transformation (41)
- Spiritual Warfare (26)
- Sports (61)
- Stars (37)
- Status Quo (26)
- Staying Humble (26)
- Steadfast Love (54)
- Stewardship (122)
- Stillness (21)
- Stories (82)
- Storms (65)
- Storytelling (38)
- Strength (119)
- Stress (60)
- Struggles (37)
- Struggles with Prayer (21)
- Submission (28)
- Success (110)
- Suffering (187)
- Surgery (22)
- Surrender (73)
- Sustainer (27)
- Sweetness (34)
- The Sacraments (71)
- The Saints (54)
- The Second Coming Of Christ (29)
- The Soul (96)
- The Spiritual Life (35)
T
- Teaching (24)
- Teamwork (24)
- Tears (23)
- Technology (89)
- Telling the Truth (27)
- Temptation (119)
- Ten Commandments (24)
- Thankfulness (45)
- Thanksgiving (General) (150)
- Thanksgiving (Holiday) (35)
- The Temple (42)
- The Transfiguration (23)
- The Trinity (138)
- The Twelve Disciples (54)
- Theology (32)
- Third Third of Life (33)
- Thirst (23)
- Thought (32)
- Thoughts (45)
- Time (90)
- Tired (25)
- Tongue (34)
- Tradition (26)
- Tragedy (24)
- Training (37)
- Transformation (143)
- Transgressions (26)
- Trauma (22)
- Travel (25)
- Treasure (66)
- Trees (40)
- Trials (53)
- Trinity Sunday (28)
- Trouble (79)
- True Self (21)
- True Worship (30)
- Trust (181)
- Trust in God (80)
- Trust in Jesus (26)
- Truth (176)
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 (121)
- Wealth (100)
- Weariness (34)
- Weddings (33)
- Weeping (24)
- Western Culture (57)
- 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 (166)
- Work and Rest (30)
- Work-Life Balance (30)
- Works-Righteousness (22)
- World (140)
- World Leaders (30)
- World Peace (33)
- Worldliness (22)
- Worldly Power (41)
- Worldview (41)
- Worry (55)
- Worship (207)
- Wounds (47)
Search by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (214)
- Gen 2 (130)
- Gen 3 (85)
- Gen 4 (31)
- 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 (8)
- Gen 42 (2)
- Gen 44 (1)
- Gen 45 (15)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 49 (2)
- Gen 50 (47)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (16)
- Exod 2 (13)
- Exod 3 (121)
- Exod 4 (23)
- Exod 5 (7)
- Exod 6 (6)
- Exod 7 (3)
- Exod 8 (3)
- Exod 9 (1)
- Exod 10 (3)
- Exod 12 (28)
- Exod 13 (23)
- Exod 14 (58)
- Exod 15 (17)
- Exod 16 (55)
- Exod 17 (23)
- Exod 18 (18)
- Exod 19 (17)
- Exod 20 (79)
- 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 (55)
- Ps 23 (158)
- Ps 24 (36)
- 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 (206)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (19)
- Ps 37 (85)
- Ps 38 (8)
- Ps 39 (9)
- Ps 40 (19)
- Ps 41 (6)
- Ps 42 (84)
- 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 (38)
- 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 (36)
- Ps 74 (5)
- Ps 75 (1)
- Ps 76 (2)
- Ps 77 (15)
- Ps 78 (22)
- 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 (54)
- Ps 119 (182)
- Ps 121 (55)
- Ps 122 (8)
- Ps 123 (3)
- Ps 124 (12)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (18)
- Ps 127 (44)
- 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 (16)
- Prov 3 (201)
- 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 (11)
- Prov 14 (47)
- Prov 15 (56)
- Prov 16 (75)
- Prov 17 (42)
- Prov 18 (57)
- 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 (28)
- 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 (30)
- Isa 26 (43)
- Isa 27 (2)
- Isa 28 (10)
- Isa 29 (19)
- 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 (225)
- Isa 41 (104)
- Isa 42 (44)
- Isa 43 (116)
- Isa 44 (14)
- Isa 45 (21)
- Isa 46 (6)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (11)
- Isa 49 (36)
- Isa 50 (16)
- Isa 51 (6)
- Isa 52 (19)
- Isa 53 (190)
- Isa 54 (15)
- Isa 55 (214)
- Isa 56 (11)
- Isa 57 (27)
- Isa 58 (92)
- Isa 59 (14)
- Isa 60 (55)
- Isa 61 (99)
- Isa 62 (7)
- Isa 63 (3)
- Isa 64 (38)
- Isa 65 (18)
- Isa 66 (22)
- Isa 70 (1)
- Isa 85 (1)
- Isa 2021 (1)
Jeremiah
- Jer 1 (31)
- Jer 2 (22)
- 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
Zechariah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (79)
- Matt 2 (102)
- Matt 3 (52)
- Matt 4 (134)
- Matt 5 (408)
- Matt 6 (343)
- Matt 7 (149)
- Matt 8 (43)
- Matt 9 (57)
- Matt 10 (61)
- Matt 11 (158)
- Matt 12 (40)
- Matt 13 (102)
- Matt 14 (67)
- Matt 15 (30)
- Matt 16 (99)
- Matt 17 (52)
- Matt 18 (125)
- Matt 19 (59)
- Matt 20 (48)
- Matt 21 (70)
- Matt 22 (94)
- Matt 23 (99)
- Matt 24 (42)
- Matt 25 (196)
- Matt 26 (69)
- Matt 27 (38)
- Matt 28 (166)
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
- Acts 1 (84)
- Acts 2 (161)
- Acts 3 (31)
- Acts 4 (64)
- 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 (71)
- 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)