The men’s mysterious companion takes bread, blesses and breaks it, and gives it to them. Their eyes are opened; they recognize him—and he vanishes from their sight. From now on, Jesus...

It must have been the Bible study to end all Bible studies. To be sure, this Bible study has been going for a while now, having begun in earnest when Jesus...

Maybe we know this story so well that we find it hard to enter into the disappointment of these disciples, but we can try. These men had big hopes and dreams...

Each of us looks for something that will last. In this passage, our instincts about permanence get flipped on their head. The enduring character of what God has done for us...

It sticks out like a sore thumb. In the middle of this hymn of gratitude, there it is: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful...

So, how did you end up at Yale for graduate school?” Whenever someone asks me this question, I have to decide what sort of story I will tell. There’s the story...

It’s not the sort of message that will win friends and influence people. But it’s a refrain of the first several chapters of the book of Acts. (See Acts 3:15; 4:10;...

The disciples rejoice at having Jesus alive among them. When he appears among them, he shows them his hands and his feet, offers them peace, and sends them to proclaim the...

Christians today depend completely on the testimony of those who have lived by faith for generations before us. Like Thomas, we have not seen the resurrected Jesus with our own eyes....

Peter and the other disciples do not know what lies ahead. The suffering and death of Jesus has tested them beyond their strength. And yet, they live through it to testify...