HE TOUCHED ME

Dusk was approaching, so Joseph, although weary from walking since dawn pressed the pace of our trek faster. Holding a short reign on th...

It wasn't going to be hard for me to find where the teacher was because I just had to follow where the crowds were gathering. My parents ...

With great jubilance and noise my friends burst through the door of my work. Everyone is talking at once which makes it difficult to dist...

The years of misery have blended together that I no longer know my own age, but I don't even care. Would that God would allow me to die r...

Stepping through the southern Water Gate of the aged bustling city was a highlight for my family every year. The Temple stood out grand a...

The days always run so long with the Roman Empire practically owning my life. Yes, I live in extravagance, but the cost for it all is tha...

With my whole heart, I knew I shouldn't be walking unattended to the market, but the desire for what I wanted superseded reason. I knew ...

Evening came and being among the crowds all day, we all are weary. We welcome Jesus' suggestion of moving out to the boats to escape the ...

Begrudgingly, I picked up the ceramic water jug and balanced it on my head as I headed out to Jacob's well. The oppressive heat was daunt...

The chilly day was long and very busy that I didn't think too much of the terrible headache that emerged midday, but by evening I was ext...

Bartimaeus and I like to stay near the city gates of Jericho. Our chances of gathering alms were greater in cities like this one. The res...

I have spent many a cold night in the desert, but nothing prepared me for the damp, dark confines of Herod's prison. The deep darkness a...

The days began early before dawn as usual, but in the last weeks since Lazarus was almost lost to us by death, breakfast time with hi...

The Judean grassy hills were filled with people of all ages desiring to hear and be touched by Jesus whether physically, intellectually o...

The breeze swept through the marble colonnades giving us all a bit of relief from the dry, hot sun, but no reprieve from my aches and sor...

The day began like every other day, but instead of birds chirping outside my window, there were people racing down the street and yelling...

It was the third day of the wedding celebration for our dear friends. Food and wine were shared, and everyone was getting to see friends ...