by brady | Aug 25, 2012 |
By Swan LeBlanc, Penang, Malaysia The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) During the time of Jesus’ ministry, He often taught about the Kingdom of Heaven on earth through parables. For example: the parable of the wheat and the tares, the grain of mustard seed, the ten...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Aug 18, 2012 |
Peter was the son of Jonah and the brother of Andrew and was also known as Simon or Simeon. He was not well-educated and worked as a fisherman. While living in Capernaum with his wife and his wife’s sister, Jesus Christ called him to become an apostle. He was the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Aug 16, 2012 |
Mark, of the New Testament was John Mark. His mother, Mary, was an important woman in the early church and he was a cousin or nephew to Barnabus. Mark appears first in Acts 12, where we learn of Herod’s persecutions. Herod killed James the brother of John with a sword...
