Anchor Your Life

Ephesus (population of around 200,000) was located on the River Cayster in Asia Minor only a few miles from the coast of the Aegean Sea. Its location made it a major trade center connecting the sea routes to the west with the land routes to the east. Ephesus was the chief communication and commercial link [...]

Paul traveled by boat from Asia Minor to Greece arriving first at Neapolis. He then set off on foot to Philippi, then to Thessalonica and Berea, and finally to Athens. He experienced opposition in every city. . . beaten and imprisoned in Philippi. . .ejected from Thessalonica because of the turmoil that the gospel caused [...]

After trouble in Berea, the Christians immediately send Paul to the coast and then on to Athens. While Paul is waiting for Silas and Timothy to join him in Athens, he becomes greatly distressed because the city is full of idols. The Greeks worshipped many gods. Diversity was tolerated within their culture. There were male [...]