August 2, 2026

Rarely does a single chapter reveal so much about how God disrupts our comfortable traditions to do something entirely new. In this deep dive into Acts 11, Larry unpacks the early church's first major recorded conflict and what it teaches us about grace, obedience, and genuine faith.

When Peter returned to Jerusalem after sharing the gospel with Gentiles, Jewish converts immediately confronted him. Quietly and without defensiveness, Peter explained his vision three times before he himself understood God's new direction. That kind of humble, gracious response is something worth sitting with.

What does it actually look like to extend the same grace we've received to others?

Barnabas (known simply as an encourager) later traveled to Antioch, retrieved Saul from Tarsus, and together they taught believers for a f ...