
ADAM & EVE
There was only one rule. “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good...

MALCHUS
Heaven will be a place of learning and discovery. We won’t be omniscient, so we’ll have lots of questions. Like… Why did God allow Noah...

THE LEPER
It was just a small patch of flaky, dry skin… nothing to worry about. Located on the inside of his left wrist, it was easy to conceal. He...

GIDEON
After Joshua led the Israelites to conquer Canaan, “another generation rose up who did not know the Lord or the works he had done for...

THE LAZY LIMB
I watched my dad prune the leafy limbs from the grape arbor. That’s what a good horticulturist does when he intends to grow grapes. When...

THE PENITENT THIEF
He’s been called the Penitent Thief, the Good Thief, and the Grateful Thief. He’s one of the two unnamed criminals crucified with Christ....

THE PRODIGAL
According to Webster’s Dictionary, a prodigal is "one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly." It is characterized by spending money...

THE RICH YOUNG RULER
He’d been educated in the finest universities. Still young, after a dazzling and dizzying ascent, he now had a prominent and powerful...

THE WIDOW AT NAIN
Growing weary from the long journey, Jesus trudged up the rocky path toward the little village of Nain. The disciples with Jesus were...

THE CENTURION
He was a Roman soldier, older and much more experienced than the hundred men under his command. He had fought and won, proving himself in...