By David Faust Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to […]
By David Faust “It’s what Italians do,” he says when you dine at his home and he stuffs you with stuffed clams, pasta, and chicken cacciatore. His name is Modesto Sarno, but friends call him by his nickname, “Buddy.” He’s known to hundreds as, “Uncle Buddy.” Buddy met Evelyn, the girl who eventually became […]
By David Faust It’s not unusual to read in the Scriptures that “some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him” (Mark 8:22). Nor is it surprising to see how Jesus dealt with the situation. “He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village” (v. 23), […]
By David Faust If this story were made into a movie, it would be rated R. The plot includes treachery and immorality, and the hero dies a gruesome death at the end. The cast of characters starts with John the Baptist—a man divinely selected to be the forerunner of the Messiah. Jesus said of […]
By David Faust He had a withered hand. We don’t know why. Maybe he was born that way, or a disease crippled him. Maybe his hand was hurt in an accident—crushed by a rock or trampled by an ox. Or perhaps the man did something foolish to damage his hand—fell on the ground in […]
