A BUNDLE OF STICKS A bundle of sticks. Acts 28:3. You can all tell what this is a bundle of sticks such as we gather to make a fire when we go for a picnic. But I wonder how many of you can say where a bundle of sticks is mentioned in the Bible? If you don't know, I should like you to look it up... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TWIN BROTHERS After three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers. Acts 28:11. Ships in ancient times had, as a rule, two figures attached to them. In the front of the ship was the figure-head, after which the ship was nam... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAINS Because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Acts 28:20. Have you ever tried what it feels like to be fastened to another person by a rope or a chain? Some of you have run three-legged races, and that was great fun because you were doing it for sport, and because you never tri... [ Continue Reading ]