St. Mark

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. Acts 15:37 Today is the feast of St. Mark. In the Acts of the Apostles, Mark is a companion of Barnabas and Paul. He had traveled with them on part of their first...

The Wild West

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator “We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news.” Acts 14:15 This week I have been blogging from the National Workshop on Christian Unity. One of my friends there, Warren Murphy, another Ecumenical and...

Missionaries

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe. Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas’ first missionary journey was...

Proclaiming the Trinity

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. …they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. Acts 13:13-14 Paul and Barnabas set off on the first missionary...

Brought out of Prison

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown [Peter]motioned to them to be silent, and described for them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. Acts 12:17 In Acts 12, Peter is miraculously brought out of prison by an angel. Peter’s chains fall off his...

Things are Shifting

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator …it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called “Christians.” Acts 11:26 Things are shifting in the pilgrimage of the Jesus movement (Acts 11). Peter has gone to Jerusalem and shared his story of the Gentiles...