Galatians 2:1-21. John W. Martens October 07, 2008. The first reading for October 8 is Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14, but we will look at the whole of the chapter.

Throughout his letters, Paul’s statements display the enormity of his conversion experience. One of the starkest statements he makes occurs in Galatians 2:20: "I have been crucified with Christ ...

— Galatians 2:20. In the summer of 1859, Monsieur Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope — something he would go on to do hundreds of times.