Jesus is in a solitary place to pray. He sent the disciples ahead. Jesus walks on water, preparing to meet them on the other side. One thing in this story always seeks strange to me. In Mark’s telling of the event, he says that Jesus intended to pass on by them in the boat. But […]
John the Baptist has been in prison for some time. Herod is afraid to touch him, but not Herodias. She manipulates Herod and he beheads John. Oh, how I wish there was a definitive timeline for Jesus’ life. I find my order out of sequence again. This is partly because it’s difficult to tell what […]
Jesus’ fame is spreading rapidly. He can’t cover all the ground on His own. Jesus’ disciples become His helpers as He sends them out to minister. Jesus has been moving about the region for a while. We aren’t told how long, but I would guess at least a year. That gives His disciples enough time […]
Jesus heals all who come to Him, but today, He travels to heal one specific person. But Jesus heals to in this single trip. We come to the story of Jairus and his daughter, with the story of a woman who has been experiencing her monthly flow for 12 YEARS. I want to get to […]
Jesus has a divine appointment with a man across the Sea of Galilee. On the way there, His disciples get a glimpse of His power over the elements. We have come to the account of Jesus going across the sea of Galilee to help one man. One of our authors puts two men into the […]