Jesus was born before 4 b.c.e. and died around 30 c.e. ("of the common era," the equivalent of a.d.). The timeline is short ... the story of the first attempts to write the life of Jesus-the ...

Themes: Acceptance; compassion; caring for all; the life of Jesus. Summary: The source for this well-known Bible story is three of the gospels: Matthew 8: 1 - 4, Mark 1: 40 - 45, and Luke 5: 12 - 15.

Before the gospels were composed, Jesus' first followers sustained his memory by sharing stories of his life, death and teachings. It's rather clear from the way that the stories develop in the ...

This is one of our favorite Christmas stories, first published in 1997. I want to tell you a story of the Christmas season, but it needs a preface. So first, a few words about religion and me. I don’t ...

Mr. Wehner, a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, is a contributing Opinion writer. One of the forgotten facts of the story of Jesus’ life is that he came from a profoundly dysfunctional family.

Barbara Robinson's beloved short story ... in the Nativity story which, to the shock of many in the church, they've never heard. As they hear the biblical account of Jesus' birth during rehearsals ...

During his life on Earth, Jesus taught many things that people ... would have been feeling at that part of the story. This short film will be relevant for teaching KS1 religious education in ...