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About Plymothian

I teach at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. My interests include education, biblical studies, and spiritual formation. I have been married to Kelli since 1998 and we have two children, Daryl and Amelia. For recreation I like to run, play soccer, play board games, read and travel.

Acts 2:42-47 They Devoted Themselves …

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had … Continue reading

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Acts 2:14-41 An Evangelistic Blueprint

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, … Continue reading

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Acts 2:1-13 Wrestling with the Spirit

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as … Continue reading

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Acts 1:9-26 The Betrayer and His Replacement

9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood … Continue reading

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Acts 1:1-8 Spirit and Mission

After reading Acts 1:1-8 I got a fire lit under me.  I read how Jesus brought his disciples together and they assumed that he was informing them of a coming Kingdom that would be Israel, but he was sending them … Continue reading

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Acts: A New Hope

On the way into Moody I read to my mother and Ryan Jenkins a book introduction.  It’s time for a new beginning.  I was taking a break from posting here regularly because I wanted to spend time with God reflecting … Continue reading

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Winter Break and Book Writing

As the Christmas Break kicks in for Moody I am reading scripture and writing the manuscript for Kelli and my book.  If you haven’t heard, Kelli’s article for Relevant Magazine,  ’20 Things I Wish I’d Known in My Late Twenties … Continue reading

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John 20:1-10 Easter at Christmas: Easter Sunday Morning

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other … Continue reading

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John 19:38-42 Easter at Christmas: Buried Like a King

38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by … Continue reading

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John 19:28-37 Easter at Christmas: Very Dead

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk … Continue reading

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