The Kind of Person Who Notices a Miracle

Or The Miracle Beneath the Miracle

“The Spirit told Philip, ‘Go to that chariot and stay near it.’” (Acts 8:29).

There’s this reasonably famous encounter between a disciple named Philip and an Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts chapter 8. And often, the story gets celebrated for the miraculous nature of their encounter. Spirit-led evangelism and all that.

I think the story is actually much better. But it does take a bit of work to get there.

Let’s start with Philip. What do we know about this guy?

Well, there is a Philip named among the twelve disciples. This is not that Philip. This Philip is introduced in the book of Acts, and interestingly, becomes a bit of a recurring character throughout the book…

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