{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Acts Daily Devotional Podcast","title":"Day 109 — Through Macedonia and Greece (Acts 20:1-6) | August 12 ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":462,"description":"Luke compresses about eighteen months of life into a few short lines. After the riot, Paul gathered his disciples in Ephesus, embraced them one last time, and left for Macedonia. He spent three months in Greece, wrote at least one major letter, probably the book of Romans, and reconciled with the Corinthians through tears. Then a plot to kill him on the voyage to Syria forced him to change his itinerary and travel overland instead. Boldness doesn't mean you walk into every ambush you hear about. Then Luke names seven traveling companions, one from every region Paul had preached the gospel in. A walking diplomatic delegation carrying the offering for the Jerusalem believers. Generosity is theology with dollar signs attached. And in verse 5, Luke quietly shifts to “we.” The doctor-turned-historian had rejoined the team. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mDCSf6VLcVTj9DA1o6CKS_loTRTZ8WlreJzhCflj8BA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84M2Mw/NjZlMTQ5MDE0MmYw/M2Q3Y2YwZmZkM2Fm/N2M4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}