Take a Closer Look for Women
Uncommon & Unexpected Insights to Inspire Every Area of Your Life
I Really Want to KnowThe Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
- Acts 8:29-31 ESV
Picture those places where you might chat with someone about God: a garden path or a coffee shop, places that are comfortable and away from distractions. But sometimes God has other plans -- like the plan for Philip to go to the desert to talk to a man who was riding in a chariot.
In the book of Acts, Philip was one of seven selected to help Jesus' apostles. A Greek-speaking Jew, he at first focused his work on the care of the Greek widows and the poor people who were part of the Christian church in Jerusalem. This new church was blossoming. Those who witnessed Jesus' powerful life, death, and resurrection shared their message of hope about Jesus the Messiah. Many respo ... read full excerpt from Take a Closer Look for Women: Uncommon & Unexpected Insights to Inspire Every Area of Your Life ebook