4th Day of Easter, Wednesday April 15, Acts 2:14-47

Now we pick up the pace, closer to the average pace of 4 minutes a day reading. Peter’s speech is the first of many we’ll hear – and one of the shortest. God knows, and isn’t telling me, if you could ever have recorded this speech as it is. It’s a handy model for framing your own argument, if you got stuck yesterday.

Here’s the first ‘altar call’, as our revivalists would call it. What are you going to do about it? I’m not here to make you think, but also make you choose! Who wants to be well adjusted to a maladjusted society, or deemed sane by an insane world? Apparently 3000 people buy the pitch. Oh, yeah? You first.

What was it like at the beginning? It’s an amazing commune, eh? Do you recognize the marks of the church: making a difference in wonders and signs, sharing everything, giving to need, daily at temple, shared meals and praise? How does any church measure up to such bottom line standards?