Formative years
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. Mark 3.31 It has been suggested that Salome...
What's in a name?
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’...
Fisherfolk
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Matthew 4.19 On my morning stroll around Stornoway, I passed...
Man's world
"... Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10.42 In order to appreciate the involvement in, and...
Behind every great man...
Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. Matthew 27. 55 Easter...
Season of hope
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15.20 Walking the dog...
Best day ever
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die..." John 11. 25 Easter does not deny the...
Deathly hush
... he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits... 1 Peter 3.19 That moment on Christmas Eve when "all is calm, all is...
Supreme irony
“You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned him as worthy of death. Mark 14. 64 Imagine that: Jesus was...
Obeying orders
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were...