By the Shore: Follow Me!

March 2, 2015

“Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.’ So they pulled their boats […]

Under the Fig Tree: I Saw You There

March 1, 2015

“I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you” (John 1:48). Jesus saw Nathanael […]

Nazareth: Can Anything Good Come From There?

February 28, 2015

“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” (John 1:46). This was not a compliment. Nothing much came from Nazareth, an […]

At the Jordan: The Spirit Came Like a Dove

February 27, 2015

“At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was […]

At the Temple: About His Father’s Business

February 26, 2015

Jesus among the Doctors by James Tissot, ca. 1890 “After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting […]

Nazareth: Growing Up a Carpenter’s Son

February 25, 2015

“He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: ‘He will […]

In the Temple Courts: Simeon’s Song

February 24, 2015

Simeon with the infant Jesus by Petr Brandl, ca. 1725. “Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. […]

At the Temple: Born Under the Law

February 23, 2015

Praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem “When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had […]

Egypt: Jesus’ Temporary Home

February 22, 2015

Flight into Egypt, Giotto di Bondone, ca. 1310 “And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet, […]

The East: Home of the Wise Men

February 21, 2015

“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to […]