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  • September 18, 2021

    I think of Andrew, Peter's brother, as a seeker. When Jesus told His disciples to give the crowd of over five thousand people something to eat (Matthew 14:16), Andrew looked for a solution. I imagine him saying, “Jesus, here is a lad with five barley loaves and two fish. Not enough to really feed this [...]

  • September 6, 2021

    When I was working at a bank, a lady came to the door. I tried to explain that the inside doors were shut but she could still go through the drive-up. She didn't understand what I was trying to say. She left, not knowing she could've done what she came to the bank to do. [...]

  • August 3, 2021

    One night, Jesus did something unexpected. When it was time to eat the traditional Jewish Passover meal, Jesus took off His outer clothing, wrapped a towel around His waist, then filled a pan with water and proceeded to wash His disciples' feet. Because they wore sandals as they trudged across Israel and Samaria, their feet [...]

  • July 13, 2021

    Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, went from town to town, place to place telling people about Jesus and helping to strengthen some of the first churches. Did you notice he seldom went alone? Paul almost always traveled with other Christians, such as John Mark, Barnabas, Silas, and Timothy. Ever wonder why Paul might have [...]