THE ROYAL OFFICIAL
Cana, the site of Jesus’ first miracle, was about twenty miles from Capernaum. The fishing village of Capernaum, on the northwestern...
THE FAITHFUL FATHER
Forty-something years ago, I preached my first sermon. As a trembling teenaged preacher, I proclaimed that the epileptic boy’s faithful...
THE FIVE FRIENDS
Early in Jesus’ ministry, the clamoring crowds “brought to him all those who were sick and demon-possessed. The whole town was assembled...
ONE OUT OF TEN
Imagine life in a first-century leper colony. The smell of death and decay hung heavy in the air. Everyone was suffering. Everyone was...
THE BLIND MAN AT BETHSAIDA
Only Mark recorded the story of the healing of the blind man at Bethsaida. “They came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and...
THE TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Oh, how I wish I knew the rest of the story! What happened to Jairus? And, how about his daughter? After his dead daughter was restored...
PETER’S MOTHER-IN-LAW
“As soon as they left the synagogue, they went into Simon and Andrew’s house with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed...
THE ROMAN CENTURION
Jesus complemented the Gentile Mother, saying, “Woman, your faith is great!” (Matthew 15:28). She wasn’t a member of Abraham’s race. She...
