The Tatoo has deep meaning—I’ll give you a hint: the salmon throwing bear symbolizes the futility of being a Good Samaritan. It’s dark, but edifying. It’s . . ow! . . . my hand is turning to jelly, I’m making no progress breaking out of here. I think I will die soon—...
Just a few minutes later, another man came walking. He was a Samaritan. One thing you should know about Samaritans is that Jews didn't like them. Jews usually didn't treat Samaritans very well, so they never got along. The man who was dying on the road was a Jew. So what do you ...
As for the abundance of deep feeling, vulnerability, open-heartedness, and the ecstatic willingness to be swept away, we need more, not less of that in the Christian life. Those kids are singing and praying and testifying as if their lives depend on it; as if God matters more than anythi...
Acts 20:24 says, “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” — Will Guidara Acknowledge the people you work with. When setting ...
Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-27). This beloved parable is Jesus’ response to a lawyer’s self serving question: “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered by telling the story of a man left for dead and then rescued by a samaritan man. The point, according to Jesus...
His name was Joe and he had a wife and two kids. He shouldn’t have been in the bomb squad business. His hands would shake when we disarmed a bomb. He was always last on the scene apparently hoping the bomb was safely disposed of. I didn’t care. I really liked him. He had ...
Pull out that old Good News Bible with its simple English, and finally give them an NRSV edition. If the first language of the kids in your life is not English, track down a Bible in their first language. Plus, the Bible is full of some pretty interesting stories! Take kids into the...
The future can hold happiness as well: Thoughts of closing a good deal, getting a promotion, getting married, having kids, and retiring bring their own kind of hopeful happiness. Whether you look for happiness in the past, the present, or the future, you experience happiness only in the ...
of various Bible parables that illustrate Catholic values as outlined in the catechism, such as the Good Samaritan and the Lion and the Lamb. Coloring pages of saints is another interactive way to teach children who some of the important figures in Catholicism are and what their teachings were....
Use these puppets and background to present your Good Samaritan Bible lesson, or have your students use them to review the lesson by creating a puppet skit. Go to the "God Made Me Helping Hands" Bible Lesson Pagefor more information. ...