“The church, having been so brutally persecuted by Paul, simply wants to know whether or not Paul has also been changed. Forget saved – is he now different?”

“Paul’s conversion is first and foremost a reassurance that Jesus Christ, and His mercy, are unstoppable – no matter how fragile or hanging-in-the-balance it may seem to us at any given moment.”

“Death, our death, the great fear which stalks our future, is to be feared no longer. For our death, when it comes, shall be swallowed up in His victory – and we, like Him, shall be raised up to live forevermore.”

“Samaria was more like enemy territory, and though the Samaritans were despised by the Israelites, still Philip had begun proclaiming the good news about Jesus even there.”

“God seeking to get our attention, as part of His great desire that we should come to love Him as He has first loved us.”

“We get too comfortable with God”