Simple truths and practical lessons can sometimes be found in the most unlikely of places. The New Testament Book of Revelation is anything but simple, full of rich symbolic meaning and allegorical truth concerning the apostle’s vision of the future. As noted in verse nineteen of the first chapter, the writer was asked by a heavenly messenger to “write down what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards.” The book that follows

The closing verses of chapter fourteen in the Acts of the Apostles detail the closing days of the first mission taken on by St. Paul and St. Barnabas, a final journey that extended their travel from Lystra, through Derbe, to Antioch. What they accomplished, how they did so and why, far outweighs a

“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem.” A small but significant portion of St. Peter’s message to a young church, these verses are found in St. Luke’s history of their activity, in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter ten. A quick study suggests any number of

In the days following his resurrection, Jesus appeared to groups of the disciples on a number of occasions. One of the most memorable took place in Galilee on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, a body of water especially familiar to the fishermen among them. More than unsettled by the events of the

The Gospel of St. John closes with a fascinating story, one that took place following the Lord’s resurrection. A crew of seven disciples had fished all night, once again without any luck. Appearing on shore, the resurrected Savior asked, “Have you caught anything to eat?” They had not, and he said, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” What an understatement. John writes, “They