Acts Session 1: What God Has Done

Catching Up with the Spirit

New Testament scholar Matthew L. Skinner discusses Acts and how it introduces the narrative of the early church. He points to its singular nature in the New Tes...

Acts Session 2: What God Does

New Testament scholar Matthew L. Skinner begins by focusing on the sermons in Acts. He discusses the nature of the good news and how it takes hold in the book's...

Acts Session 3: Discernment and Change

Catching Up with the Spirit

New Testament scholar Matthew L. Skinner explores the process of decision-making and change in Acts. He notes that difficult choices and compromises mark the ea...

Acts Session 4: Opposition

New Testament scholar Matthew L. Skinner explains how the community in Acts sought to define itself over and against other religious communities in their midst....

Acts Session 5: Saints Around the Edges

New Testament scholar Matthew L. Skinner focuses on the lesser known characters in Acts, such as Tabitha and Rhoda, who play important roles even though they ma...

Acts Session 6: This Changes Everything

Matthew L. Skinner looks at the overall message of Acts as not just a story about the apostles, but a story about the word of God. He explores the disruptive na...

Acts Preview

Catching Up With The Spirit

Learn to experience God's faithfulness and guidance by joining the journey with Jesus' followers

Why Acts?

Author Matthew Skinner discusses his interest in the book of Acts and how it might be relevant to us today.

The Apostles

Author Matthew Skinner imagines consulting with Jesus and suggesting a new group of apostles. He observes how the apostles' mishaps are a part of what God is do...

Reading Acts Carefully

Author Matthew Skinner discusses ways in which the book of Acts has been read to support antisemitism or other harmful interpretations. He explores the importan...

Judas in Acts

Author Matthew Skinner looks at the two deaths of Judas Iscariot, and how his story might tell us something about the use of money in Christian community.

Acts Bloopers

Bloopers and outtakes from Matthew Skinner's filming of Acts.