Author Archives: L. Lyden

Finally Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.  Acts 28:16 Have you ever been on a long trip with young passengers that inevitably ask that dreaded question, “Are we there, yet?”Continue reading “Friday, January 26, 2024”

kindness has a cost And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.  Acts 28:2  When Paul and the rest of the shipmates arrived on the island of Malta, the natives there showed them unusualContinue reading “Thursday, January 25, 2024”

Suffer Loss And the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land. Acts 27:44  A couple weeks ago I was editing a project on my computer. The program that I was using did not have an “auto save” option so IContinue reading “Wednesday, January 24, 2024”

The big turnaround And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat.  Acts 27:35 Wouldn’t it be great in this life if you could take everyone around you to heaven with you whenContinue reading “Tuesday, January 23, 2024”

Encouraged in your storm Saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’  Acts 27:24 Sometimes the storms of life rage so violently that it can be hard to hear anything not to mention the still quiet voice of theContinue reading “Monday, January 22, 2024”

Well pleased But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.  Matthew 3:15 John the Baptist objected to baptizing Jesus, but when I think about this I wonder, who else would have done it.   There was no one else around that hadContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Ministry of baptism I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.  Matthew 3:11 John the Baptist was baptizing people to repentance before Jesus stepped out intoContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Missed opportunity And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there.  Acts 27:12 I wrote earlier in Acts about alternate endings.  When the apostleContinue reading “Friday, January 19, 2024”

Out of Control And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment.  Acts 27:1  If you are anything like me, you like feeling as if you are in control of most things in your life.  EvenContinue reading “Thursday, January 18, 2024”

Except for Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.” Acts 26:29 All of us have exceptions in our lives.  We all have things that we would not want others to have toContinue reading “Wednesday, January 17, 2024”