From the day Jesus asked me to follow Him, I’ve been with Him constantly, along with other followers. There was something about the way He spoke that made me want to hear more. And when He said, one day, that we were going to a wedding I couldn’t have imagined what happened. It started with… Read More »
Faith Story – A Day On The Lake
Dawn was breaking, and a long toilsome night of commercial fishing resulted in little to show for all the work. I was washing the nets when the Man called Jesus stepped into one of my boats and asked that it be moved away from the shore so that He could speak to a large number… Read More »
Faith Story – A Day At The Pool
This day began like any other day, reclining beside the pool…waiting. When I look around, I see familiar faces that were here yesterday and the day before. Some of them as long as I can remember. All of us have one thing in common. We want to be well. We want to do things that… Read More »
Jesus At The Well
“Would you please give me a drink of water?” Jesus asked the woman that approached the well. The woman thought this an unusual request because the man asking the question was a Jew and she was a Samaritan. “Why are you asking me; because Jews and Samaritans don’t have anything to do with each other?”… Read More »
Where Is Jesus?
“We’ve looked everywhere and can’t find Him. He’s not with the group we thought and worse, nobody can remember seeing Him. Where can He be? What if He was kidnapped or a wild animal got Him? We’ve got to go back and look for Him. With panic and fear as their companions, they searched carefully,… Read More »
On The Road
“Are we almost there yet?” A popular question asked by young travelers. While His parents were instructed, by an angel, to flee to Egypt, Baby Jesus was likely too young to ask this question. King Herod, in an attempt to eliminate Jesus, issued a decree that male children, in the area of Bethlehem, under the… Read More »
“How Do I Put Treasures in Heaven?”
“You’ve said that we are to lay up treasures in Heaven,” said the disciples to Jesus. “How do we do that?” “When you share the love that the Father in Heaven has given to you, with other people, by doing something good, you have placed a treasure in Heaven,” Jesus stated. [Bible: Matthew 6:19-21; Matthew… Read More »
“Why Must I Forgive People That Hurt Me?”
“Why must I forgive people that hurt me?” questioned the disciples of Jesus. “If you want your Father in Heaven’s forgiveness, you must forgive others,” he stated. “But, how often must I forgive them,” they asked. “If they ask forgiveness seven times a day, you must forgive them,” He replied. [Bible: Matthew 6:14-15; Luke 17:4]
“How Should We Pray?”
“Would you teach us how we should pray?” the disciples asked Jesus. “When you talk to your Father in Heaven,” Jesus replied, “Your purpose should be to glorify Him and seek to learn His Will for you and protection from the temptation of evil. You should ask for forgiveness for the times you have disappointed… Read More »
“Why Do You Call Them Hypocrites?”
Jesus explained, “People that do good things for the wrong reason are hypocrites. For example, when giving to the poor, don’t attract a lot of attention. These people have already received their reward; but, rather, do good things for others, as to the Father in Heaven, who will reward appropriately.” [Bible: Matthew 6:1-4]
