by Dr Delron Shirley | Mar 31, 2026 | Meditations
Since everything that Paul did was an outward manifestation of the internal mission that was birthed in him on the road to Damascus, our journey through the apostle’s life has helped us isolate a number of the things that caused his life to be one of maximum impact:...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Mar 1, 2026 | Meditations
Paul’s Life Story Our first introduction to Paul is as Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor of the early Christians. But it is possible for us to piece together a bit of the history that led up to this chapter in his life. Saul grew up as a freeborn Roman citizen (Acts...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Jan 31, 2026 | Meditations
It was my first “real” job – with an office, a desk, and a plaque proudly announcing my name. But before we go there, I should tell you that I’ve always worked. Even before I was old enough to count out the change, I pulled a little wagon around my neighborhood...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Dec 27, 2025 | Meditations
He wasn’t “born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” In fact, he was actually born with “a knife against his throat.” Yet, in divine irony, the man who was holding the knife top his throat wound up feeding him with his silver spoon. This is the beginning of the story...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Nov 29, 2025 | Meditations
The story of how Paul selected Timothy is recorded in the sixteenth chapter of Acts – which, as we have already observed, immediately followed the council in Jerusalem in which Paul played a major role in helping the early church leaders come to the conclusion that it...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Oct 28, 2025 | Meditations
A number of years ago, I ran across an article that is now probably safely filed away in an extinct cabinet at the university where I no longer teach. Although I can’t get my hands on the original document today, I distinctly remember that it listed the conversion of...
