Tag Archives: Faith

The Battle’s over. Really! Bible:Romans 6:1-14 We were . . . buried with him (V.4). Reading For twenty-nine years after World War II ended, Hiroo Onoda hid in the jungle, refusing to believe his country had surrendered. Japanese military leaders had sent Onoda to a remote island in the Philippines with orders to spy onContinueContinue reading “The Battle’s over. Really!”

A Changed man Bible:1 John 1:5-10 He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from allunrighteousness (V.9). Reading One night, when John Wesley (1703-1791) was travelling on horseback, a robber jumped in front of the horse and grabbed the bridle. Wesley gave the few coins in his pockets toContinueContinue reading “A Changed man”

Running to tell Bible:Matthew 28:1-10 So the women . . . ran to tell his disciples (V.8). Reading The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger, Pheidippides. According to legend, in 490 bc he ran approximately twentyfive miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory against their enemies, theContinueContinue reading “Running to tell”

He is not here Bible:Luke 24:1-18 He is not here; he has risen! (V.6). Reading As I bent down to enter the small opening of the Garden Tomb outside the old city walls in Jerusalem, I could imagine how several of Jesus’ female disciples felt early on the Sunday morning following Jesus’ death. They hadContinueContinue reading “He is not here”