Now, Jesus knew well from experience that a prophet is not respected in the place where he grew up. So when he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, but only because they were impressed with what he had done in Jerusalem during the Passover Feast, not that ...
Jesus grew up to become a spiritual teacher. Scholars deduce from his teachings that Jesus was well versed in the Hebrew scriptures. According to the Bible Jesus began his teaching career in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, which historians assume to have fallen somewhere ...
But, again, reflecting what could only be the Lord’s presence in her heart, the forgiveness she was learning she valued for its own sake, not just its potential to allow healing. After a lifetime of what has plenty of power to turn the average person hateful, sour, and withdrawn from ...
rhythm and pattern laid down by the Law and God used their obedience as an occasion for revelation. Simeon was late for Christmas until he saw Jesus and took him up in his arms. He saw in him what only the Holy Spirit could have revealed. “Blessed are you, Simeon, because flesh and...
Erica and I served in the Pittsburgh area for twenty-two years before starting in the role that we currently hold, serving on staff with Athletes in Action to serve the Steelers. It’s incredible that we both grew up in this town, that we’ve been doing ministry i...
“My pronouns are Fu¢k/Joe/Biden or Fire/Fauci or some such hilarity. If this is you, I’m honestly not sure what made you this way… Maybe you grew up in a home without any sort of love. Maybe an uncle gave you a Jordan Peterson book for your birthday when you were in ...
Jesus has been in Judea. Now the scene shifts from Judea in the south to the north in Galilee, the region in which Jesus grew up. Jesus is at a wedding in Cana, with his disciples and his mother. It is a "big deal," with many guests and festivities planned to last for days ...
town in Judea; birthplace of Jesus; birthplace of King David What is Jerusalem? capital city of the Holy Land What is Nazareth? town in Galilee where Jesus grew up Where does the Holy Family travel to to escape King Herod Egypt When King Herod realizes the magi have deceived him, what ...
I wouldn’t trade my upbringing for anything in the world. I grew up in a little small industrial town, Jackson, Michigan, and was in a beautiful family. My mom and dad were both teachers. My dad taught college biology and zoology. My mom was a high school English and public speaking...
That was in the town of Nazareth in Galilee. 40 There the child grew up. God was good and kind to him and he became strong. He learned many things and he could understand them well. Jesus visits the temple as a young boy 41 Every year, Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for the ...