He was not an ordinary preacher or teacher who taught in the Temple. This Man often taught in open spaces like on a hillside or from a boat at the beach. On a particular day, He held the attention of a very large crowd who had gathered in a solitary place – some to hear what He had to say; others came to be healed of their diseases. A man, his wife and their two young sons settled on the green grass on the outer fringe of the great multitude. “Can we move closer?” Elly asked her husband. He nodded Read More
Tag: Jesus
Shattered Dreams
My guest blogger for this month is well-known Christian author and speaker Marcia Laycock of Canada. She writes about shattered dreams: We are all dreamers – where we might live or travel to, of times with our children or grand-children, perhaps even of accolades and awards. Sometimes it feels like our dreams are close to coming true; other times our dreams are crushed. Our life looks like nothing but a pile of pointless efforts. We come close to giving up on all our dreams. I wonder what state the disciples were in, when Jesus was crucified. Imagine the dreams the Read More
Searching and Searching! Conclusion
Continued from June 12 post – Grace cleared her throat and read, “Jesus answered her, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give Him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’” “What does that mean?” Merci asked. Grace thought for a bit. “I think it means that we’re going to be thirsty again.” “Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Merci said, pouring another glass of water and offering Grace a refill. Grace shook her head. “I think there’s Read More