On Friday, we walked to Calvary with Hans Küng as our guide on the passion and death of Jesus, his reflections in On Being a Christian pointing us to the critical, yet often scuttled, fact: Jesus died ...
I think we can gather from our listening to the Scriptures this morning that the message today is about being a disciple of Jesus -- our call to follow him -- and maybe some of us are somewhat like ...
Last Friday we began a brief look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that, far ...
When Jesus calls to a group of fishermen at the Sea of Galilee, they leave everything behind to follow him. The story is simple, but powerful. What was it about this man and his invitation that ...
and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.” I won’t embarrass the priest who underlined this point to great effect during ...
We learn in Mark 1, as Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send ...
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I know Jesus had 12 disciples around Him when He was on earth, but what happened to them later on? I don't remember reading anything in the Bible about how they died, but maybe I just ...
When you think of Jesus’ disciples, who comes to mind? Impulsive Peter and doubting Thomas? Surely. James and John, the Zebedee boys? Of course. Mary Magdalene and some of the other women mentioned in ...
Luke 14:26 (RSV) If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. The same ...
What if I told you nearly everything you think you know about Jesus Christ is wrong? From his real name to his looks, there's a lot that may have been lost in translation. For instance, the Bible says ...