Exegesis—A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially Scripture The word exegesis [ek suh JEE suhs] is derived from a combination of two Greek words: a preposition meaning “out of” coupled with a verb meaning “to lead.” In reference to Scripture, then, the term describes the practice of examining and explaining a Bible text,…
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“So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church” (Acts 12:5). According to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey, 55 percent of Americans say they pray daily. Another 21 percent claim to pray at least weekly or monthly. With the U.S. population nearing 325 million…
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[Acts 2:1-15; “Empowered”] On Sunday, October 30, 1938, hundreds of thousands of American radio listeners tuned in to hear the weekly broadcast of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. That week’s episode, in a tip of the hat to Halloween, was an adaptation of the H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds, the…
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