Pamela Palmer
Peter was not a perfect person, but he is someone that Christians today can look to for guidance on having hearts devoted to Jesus. Through Scripture, we can learn some important things about who Pete...
Jason Soroski
Among the most beautiful moments in Scripture is when Jesus asks this question to Peter after the Resurrection. There is a distinct beauty in the question, as it addresses the shame Peter felt from hi...
Alan Knox
For Peter, there is no place for speaking human words or serving from human strength. Spiritual gifts are provided by God and are exercised through the words and strength of God....
Historical texts and archaeological discoveries tell us about Peter’s life and times....
Christians are not strangers because they have moved from their homeland to a new country. They are exiles because their identity has so radically changed....
Bethany Verrett
Each of Jesus' 12 disciples were hand-pick with intentionailty. These were men who studied at Jesus feet and saw him do miraculous things. But all 12 were still human men with human sins. Two, Peter a...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Our view of God and His timing is from a human perspective. Most of us have been conditioned to a fast-paced life, from daily activities to our needs and wants, we want it all now. Waiting, therefore,...
Kristi Walker
The disciple who walked to Jesus on the water was the same one who denied Jesus three times. Simon Peter (Simon son of John/Jonah, given the name Peter, Petros, or Cephas meaning “rock” ...
Emma Danzey
Have you ever met someone going through a hard time who suffered really well? Maybe someone going through an illness comes to mind, or that child being bullied at school resiliently standing up for Ch...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Everyone wants equal treatment and unity is broken when a person is singled out for reasons related to a subjective choice. Someone always gets hurts when favoritism is shown. What about with God? Is ...
Emma Danzey
Peter’s escape was done with confidence because of his trust in God, the power of people praying and the help of an angel. His story reminds us of the freedom that we too can experience in Jesus throu...
Mike Leake
If you just open your Bible up to Acts 10, this will be a rather confusing section. Why is God so concerned with Peter eating these animals? What does this have anything to do with the good news of Je...
Theologically Driven
What Judas had done and what, then, the remaining apostles had to do was prophesied, according to Peter, by David in the psalms. But how does that work?...
Frank Santora
“Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy...
"Simon the Magician" tried to purchase the power of the Holy Spirit from Peter. His name consequently has not been remembered for any great deeds, but for the payment of money for church office ('simo...
Jessica Brodie
Is this a “good” and festive day, like a holiday or a Sabbath celebration? Is this a day of foreboding and dread, when something bad is going to happen?...
Michael Jakes
“But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you’” (Mark 16:7).Here we see one of the most comforting passages in the entire B...
Joel Ryan
Throughout His ministry, Jesus’ power over sickness, the spiritual and material world, and even death was made evident through His many miracles. On most occasions, Christ’s disciples were some of the...
Cathy Baker
Does being a gentle and quiet spirit mean something else than what we assume?...