By Arlene Graber Capernaum was a flurry of activity. The city, on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, was a major trade center for merchants from Syria, Caesarea, and Egypt, and all who traveled through the crossroads from those regions had to pay custom taxes. Called by Christ Matthew sat in […]
By J. Michael Corley Five crows sit on a fence. If one crow decides to fly away, how many are left? Think about it. We’ll come back to that question later. In the 2004 film The Terminal, Viktor Navorski (played by Tom Hanks) is stranded at the JFK airport. While he was in the […]
By Dr. Bill Patterson “Go tell his disciples and Peter,” the angel said to the women at the tomb (Mark 16:7). Why mention Peter? Peter had denied Christ just three days before (14:66-72). Even so, Jesus wanted Peter to know he lived. Jesus still had work for Peter to do. Have you ever denied […]
By Joyce Long Poison ivy makes me crazy. It itches. I scratch it. Then it spreads. Isn’t that the way negativity works? If a friend complains about the weather, I chime in. If she’s upset with someone, I complain, too. When negativity overtakes me, I don’t like what I hear. Neither does God. That […]
By Javan Rowe The apostle John has always intrigued me. We know much about Peter because he always seemed to be the first to talk and act. John, though, referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23). You might say John was Jesus’ best friend on earth. Called Disciple John […]
