By the Shore: Follow Me!

Posted by on 3.2.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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Under the Fig Tree: I Saw You There

Posted by on 3.1.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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Nazareth: Can Anything Good Come From There?

Posted by on 2.28.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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At the Jordan: The Spirit Came Like a Dove

Posted by on 2.27.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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At the Temple: About His Father’s Business

Posted by on 2.26.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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Nazareth: Growing Up a Carpenter’s Son

Posted by on 2.25.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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In the Temple Courts: Simeon’s Song

Posted by on 2.24.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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At the Temple: Born Under the Law

Posted by on 2.23.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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Egypt: Jesus’ Temporary Home

Posted by on 2.22.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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The East: Home of the Wise Men

Posted by on 2.21.15 in Ebooks, Lent

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

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