Child DevelopmentReligion StudiesThe four canonical gospels provide readers with few details of the life of Jesus as a boy. Many authors of children's bibles in America, however, have been happy to fill in some of the details. This article suggests that these retellings regularly create or ...
Now, the Pope focuses exclusively on the Gospel accounts of Jesus' life as a child. The root of these stories is the experience of hope found in the birth of Jesus and the affirmations of surrender and service embodied in his parents, Joseph and Mary. This is a story of longing and ...
Pray like this:"Dear God, I confess that I am a sinner, and I am sorry. I need a Savior. I know I cannot save myself. I believe by faith that Jesus, your Son, died on the cross to be my Savior. I believe He arose from the grave to live as my Lord. I turn from my sin...
The Life of Jesus Christ: With Alice Johnson, Charley Boon, Christopher Clark, Mark B. Davidson. Jesus Christ goes from being born in a manger to being King of the Jews. Walk where he walked, see what He did, and be where He died. What made him more than
Saint Mark, also known as John Mark in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 12:12), holds a pivotal role in the foundation of Christianity. Although not one of the twelve apostles, Mark’s contributions to the early Church and his close… ...
“just as we are.” By exploring these openings Jesus made in His flesh on the cross – these “out from death” life portals that connect Old Testament stories to Himself like we saw in Genesis – we discover Jesus as the key for freedom, justice, and love. The bride says that love...
as though “born of woman” necessarily implied “but not of a man and a woman.” Thus, the phrase made Mary the sign or the guarantee that the Son of God had truly been born as a man. For the ancient world, one human parent was necessary to assure that a person was genuinely huma...
42In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ...
As a child I often remember running outside to play, leaving the door wide open behind me, only to have my mother call after me, “Come back and shut the door! You weren’t born in a barn!” I have often wondered if Mary ever called after Jesus in such a way. If so, maybe Je...
He was known for attacking his opponents with all the relentless savagery of a bull elephant eating a baby seal. Suddenly – a female shriek! Two blocks away. The mysterious woman cried as if she had found a nose in her Caesar’s salad. Not her nose. Aunt Ruth’s. The throng of Tad...