Ten were healed, one came back: the ten lepers in Luke 17
In Luke 17:11-19, ten men with leprosy called to Jesus from a distance as he entered a village between Samaria and Galilee. He told them to…
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Biblical insights, sermons, and thought-provoking articles from a Christian perspective.
“Lovest thou me?”: how Jesus restored Peter by the Sea of Tiberias
John 21 tells how the risen Jesus met seven disciples after a night of fruitless fishing, filled their net with 153 fish and cooked breakfast for…
“My Lord and my God”: the story of Thomas in John 20
In John 20, the apostle Thomas was absent when the risen Jesus first appeared to the disciples. He said he would not believe unless he saw…
“Peace, be still”: when Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee
Mark 4:35-41 tells how Jesus fell asleep in a boat on the Sea of Galilee while a great storm filled it with water. The frightened disciples…
The judge under the palm tree: Deborah, Barak and Jael in Judges 4
Judges 4 tells how Deborah, a prophetess who judged Israel under a palm tree, called Barak to lead ten thousand men against Sisera, commander of the…
Seven days, seven trumpets, one shout: the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6
In Joshua 6, the Israelites face the walled city of Jericho. God tells Joshua to march around it once a day for six days, with priests…
“God will provide himself a lamb”: Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah
In Genesis 22, God tells Abraham to offer his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah. Abraham obeys, telling Isaac that God will provide…
Singing at midnight in a Philippian prison: Paul, Silas and the jailer in Acts 16
In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are beaten and locked in the inner prison at Philippi. At midnight they pray and sing hymns, an earthquake opens…
An African official reads Isaiah in his chariot: Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts 8
In Acts 8, an angel sends the evangelist Philip to a desert road, where he meets an Ethiopian official, treasurer to Queen Candace, reading Isaiah in…
Water into wine: the wedding at Cana and Jesus’s first sign
In John 2, Jesus, his mother and his disciples attend a wedding at Cana in Galilee. When the wine runs out, Mary tells Jesus. He has…