No Pup Too Small
The struggles we face daily can often seem overwhelming. Every one of us knows what it feels like to be thrown off-balance, to experience the sinking feeling Peter felt when […]
The struggles we face daily can often seem overwhelming. Every one of us knows what it feels like to be thrown off-balance, to experience the sinking feeling Peter felt when […]
Mary decided to read the Bible in a new way. She had studied scripture as a biblical scholar. She had been a person of faith, and a faithful church member,
When Peter, James, and John first encountered Jesus along the Galilean seashore, his voice commanded their attention. His presence filled the space with such life that suddenly spending days catching
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One cannot read the gospel stories without noting the frequency with which Jesus heals: A paralyzed man, carried by friends to Jesus’s feet, A woman reaching out to touch a
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The city of Capernaum sits on the northwest side of Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee, deep in the hill country. Here is a fishing village, dotted
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The boy Samuel was just a toddler when his mother Hannah handed him over to the priest Eli, returning the son she had long prayed for back to God, so
Epiphany was always a huge deal for my family growing up. In Spanish, we knew it as el Dia de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day, a feast day
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The temple in Jerusalem stood high upon the hill, visible from every angle, a beacon of holiness for the travelers who arrived daily from the hill country. Between those who
“What if Christmas isn’t coming?” 7-year-old Elizabeth asked her mother, as she watched the rain pound upon the window and her mother unpacked another box. In Lizzie’s heart, Christmas meant
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The successful journey of any Christian begins with a first step: welcoming Jesus into your heart. That phrase makes some people cringe. I don’t think they cringe because the notion