Mary’s song: the Magnificat in Luke 1 and a God who lifts the humble
In Luke 1, the young Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visits her relative Elizabeth and bursts into a song of praise known as the Magnificat. It celebrates…
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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…
Ananias and Sapphira: honesty, generosity and the early church in Acts 5
In Acts 5, a couple named Ananias and Sapphira sell land and give part of the money to the apostles while pretending to give it all.…
Philemon and Onesimus: Paul’s shortest letter and a runaway slave sent home as a brother
Paul's letter to Philemon, the shortest of his letters, asks a Christian slave owner to welcome back Onesimus, a runaway slave who had become a believer,…
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…