Witnessing Resurrection

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown “It is about the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.” Acts 24:21b Paul is on trial before Felix, the governor of Judea (Acts 24). He is caught between the expectations and concerns of...

Room for the Holy Spirit

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown “And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.” Acts 20:32 The apostle Paul was always leaving...

Keeping Courage

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown That night the Lord stood near him and said, “Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also in Rome.” Acts 23:11 Paul definitely needed to keep up his...

Beating and Breaking the Bounds

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown “‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?’” Acts 1:11 Today is Ascension Day, a feast we would not celebrate if we did not have the Acts of the Apostles. There are many ways that we can think...

What You Have Seen and Heard

Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown “The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear his own voice; for you will be his witness to all the world of what you have seen and heard.” Acts 22:14-15 These...