One day, Jesus passed through Jericho. This city had been destroyed by Joshua long ago. Now it was rebuilt and many people lived there. Among them was a man named Zaccheus. Probably the other people in Jericho did not like Zaccheus... (read more)
The lady stood on the noisy hillside, her sad eyes looking up to a terrible scene. Her Son was dying. The mother was Mary, and she stood near the place where Jesus was nailed to a cross. How did all this... (read more)
Jesus was a great teacher - the best ever. Crowds listened to Him. Jesus told them to be merciful, good and kind. Others may hate and hurt them, but God would care for them. Jesus taught many things. He said God's... (read more)
Jesus knew many of the religious leaders loved money more than they loved God. He told what happened to two people, and why it is useless to have riches without God. Riches cannot buy life with God in Heaven. There was... (read more)
Jesus and His disciples were traveling through the land of Samaria. They came to a city called Sychar. There was a well there, where the people of Sychar drew their drinking water. Jacob, the father of Israelites, had dug the well... (read more)
Jesus and His disciples were in a boat when a huge storm arose. It whipped the Sea of Galilee into a fury. This kind of storm could cause shipwreck and drowning. The storm terrified the disciples. Waves covered the boat, filling... (read more)
30 Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble. 31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired. — Isaiah 40:30-31
God calls us to live in light of His grace, knowing the infinite cost God paid to save us. Through the Holy Spirit we glorify God in our minds, bodies and spirits. We are called to be a godly people who... (read more)
We love because He first loved us,
On that we can depend
A verse of the Bible near and dear
To the broken hearted His love He does send.
For God so loved the world
That the greatest sacrifice
Was His one and only son
Who paid the ultimate price.
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Bartimaeus (bar-tim-ay-us) was a blind man, sitting by the roadside near Jericho. Begging. Some kindhearted people likely gave him a small coin or piece of food as they passed by. Bartimaeus could not work because he could not see. He... (read more)