In a way, this weekend’s readings speak of the ideal and the real. Conflict hits the community in Acts, and responsible persons step forward to try to resolve it.

Acts talks about the appointing of “elders.” You are a leader of your community. How does your ministry gather the people and make disciples?

As a preacher, you, like Paul and the other apostles, can bring people to faith.

The disciples find themselves at a crossroad: They must strengthen their witness and attend to the business of gathering more souls for the Kingdom, but they must do it against the strict commands of local authority.

The apostles entered very exciting and chaotic times after the death of Jesus.

Today we begin our journey in discovering who Jesus truly is.

Confidence radiates from the texts we read today.

The readings today take us into the realm of the impossible.

God keeps all promises even when we don’t, and God is forever willing to be reconciled with us.

God tells Moses: “I am who am”—I AM, for short. God needs no point of reference, no proof. God is, period. We either accept it or we don’t.