Read the rest of the series As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “I tell you the truth”, he said, “this poor widow has
Read the rest of the series One of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. (John 19:34) It was clear that Jesus was dead. But the level of hatred against him was such that what could
Read the rest of the series Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many? (John 6:9) Jesus must have been the most dynamic of preachers. Scripture says that people would follow
Read the rest of the series Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23: 42) He was a criminal. Some translations of the Bible specify him as a thief. Tradition even gives him a name: Dismas. Whatever his name
Read the rest of the series In the countryside close by there were shepherds… (Luke 2:8 New Jerusalem Translation) Whether as small figurines in a home nativity scene or as a bathrobe-clad participants in a church Christmas pageant, the shepherds are brought out each year
Read the rest of the series (Jesus) entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus — Luke 19: 1 When it comes to compiling a list of favorite people, not too many folks would place tax collectors on the list.
Read the rest of the series … a woman came to him whose little girl was possessed by an evil spirit. (Mark 7: 25 NLT) I have a confession to make: I love the Syro-Phoenician woman! I love her tenacity as well as her trust
Read the rest of the series Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such that the Kingdom of God belongs…And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. (Mark 10:14,16
Read the rest of the series “When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion” — Luke 7: 11-17 New Living Translation As Luke relates the story, a great crowd followed Jesus into the town of Nain. They were met by another crowd, this
Read the rest of the series “Now there was a woman who had suffered from hemorrhages for years…” — Luke 8: 43 (NRSV) In the Jewish culture at the time of Jesus, contact with certain body fluids (like semen or blood) made one ritually “unclean,”