How do you respond when you first meet someone you've heard a lot of negative things about? Or have you ever been in the situation when, as you were meeting someone for the first time you discover they already have some preconceived wrong ideas about you, based on some incorrect rumors they have heard about you? Perceptions are hard to change aren't they, and they can really set us up for conflict, right? Let's rejoin Saul and his traveling companions on the road from Damascus, Syria back to Jerusalem, about 2000 years ago. This Saul is entirely different from the man, by the same name, who was on this very same road going the opposite direction only a few weeks before. What changed, you ask? (Click here to see full text, images and links) Today's Scripture is Acts 9:26-30. Choose below to read or listen. Pastor Doug Anderson 262.441.8785 “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2) Have a comment or question about today’s chapter? I’m ready to hear from you, contact me here. Interested in helping "Walking with Jesus" financially? Click here
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