The woman who touched his garment: Mark 5 and faith in a crowd
In Mark 5, a woman who had suffered bleeding for twelve years pushes through a crowd to touch Jesus' clothes. She is healed at once, and…
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Through the roof: Mark 2 and the friends who would not give up
In Mark 2, four friends carry a paralysed man to Jesus, but the house is too crowded. They climb onto the roof, dig through it and…
The persistent widow: Luke 18 and the unjust judge who finally gave in
Jesus told the parable of a widow who kept asking an unjust judge for justice until he gave in. A teaching on Luke 18:1-8, persistence in…
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom”: a devotional on Habakkuk 3:17-18
The prophet Habakkuk ends his book with a declaration of faith: even if crops fail and flocks are lost, he will rejoice in God. A devotional…
The widow’s oil: Elisha, empty jars and provision in 2 Kings 4
A prophet's widow faced losing her two sons to a creditor. Elisha told her to gather empty jars and pour out her little oil. A teaching…
“Faith is confidence in what we hope for”: a devotional on Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 11 opens with a definition: "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." This devotional looks…
Blind Bartimaeus: the beggar who would not be silenced in Mark 10
In Mark 10, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus sits by the road outside Jericho. When he hears that Jesus is passing, he shouts for mercy. The…
Rahab and the scarlet cord: faith in an unlikely place in Joshua 2
In Joshua 2, Rahab, a woman of Jericho, hides two Israelite spies and asks for mercy for her family. A scarlet cord in her window marks…
The Shunammite woman: hospitality, a promised son and faith in 2 Kings 4
In 2 Kings 4, a wealthy woman of Shunem builds a room for the prophet Elisha. He promises her a son, and when the boy later…
Shipwrecked on Malta: Paul’s storm and the promise in Acts 27
In Acts 27, Paul travels to Rome as a prisoner when a violent storm batters the ship for two weeks. An angel promises him that everyone…