The Gospel and Acts cover the ministry of Jesus and the beginning of the church. The four Gospels recount the story of Jesus, each book giving us a unique perspective on his life. The book of Acts, written by Luke, provides an account of the birth and growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel immediately after the resurrection of Jesus. It is considered a New Testament history book about the early church.
OLD TESTAMENT – Pentateuch • Historical Books • Wisdom Books • Major Prophets • Minor Prophets
NEW TESTAMENT – Gospel & Acts • Easter • Pauline Epistles • General Epistles • Apocalypse
OLD & NEW is a collaborative Bible design project that I co-created and curate. Find out more...
As the book of Acts begins, Jesus does some after resurrection check-in with his homies and then flies away to heaven. For three years, the disciples continually misunderstood Jesus' message, one of them sold out Jesus for some bling, and the rest of them deserted Jesus when he was crucified (Peter even denied he knew him). Jesus was the only thing holding this group of punks together and now he's gone? They're in trouble. Read the full Word...
On the surface, the whole water to wine miracle doesn't seem that weird. It's just another way for Jesus to show off his superpowers, right? But this is Jesus' very first miracle. Shouldn't he have done a healing or something more... important? And on top of that, the end result of the miracle is that there's more liquor to go around at a party? Aren't you supposed to judge the party people? Read the full Word...
On my About Word page, I write that I started this project because the Bible always seemed boring to me. That's not exactly true. When I was younger, there were a couple things in the Bible that, although boring to some, really intrigued me: the maps at the back and the genealogies in Matthew and Luke. Read the full Word...
We all have our awkward teenage years. We feel misunderstood, our bodies are changing... It can be a difficult time. When Mary was 15 years old she was engaged to be married, had been visited by an angel and was a virgin yet somehow pregnant with the son of God. When I was 15 years old I was a nerdy high school freshman, had acne all over my face and was socially awkward. So yeah, I can pretty much relate to her. Read the full Word...
Sometimes dudes just like to hang out together, y'know? Grab some beers, jump in the boat do a little fishing... bro time. And sometimes one of their buddies who is God incarnate walks across the water to meet them. It's how we do! Read the full Word...
According to my reliable sources (Wikipedia), Mark was the first of the Gospels to be written (suck on that, Matthew, Luke and John!). At 16 chapters, it's the shortest Gospel as well. In honor of Mark, I'll be brief in my reflection this week. Read the full Word...
All right, Jesus, what the heck are you talking about here? It sounds like if me and someone else agree that we want a popcorn tree and cats that hug, we just need to pull the Jesus-slot-machine-lever and it's magically gonna happen. Read the full Word...
This design is more of a goal than a reality for me. I'm not sure about you, but a lot of times the light I produce is more like a dying candle. Read the full Word...
Think violence is only an Old Testament thing? John the Baptist, Jesus and a bunch of baby boys from Bethlehem (among others) would disagree. Read the full Word...
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