Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please let me know!

“When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet.” Acts 22:2

Do you want to get people to listen to your message? Learn how to speak their heart language; communicate in a way they can fully understand. And I’m not just talking about verbal linguistics, but culture and context, too. They’ll pay attention to you when they realize you know where they’re coming from…at least long enough to get a chance to decide whether or not they will respond to the good news!