The exorcisms that Jesus performs in the Gospels are some of his most dramatic miracles. They are also some of the most difficult for me to understand spiritually.

First, we should consider what churches mean when they say the phrase “Come as you are.” This phrase communicates that people ...

PHOTOGRAPHED AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Accounts of large crowds coming to Jesus for healing are consistent with what archaeology reveals about first-century Palestine, where diseases such as leprosy ...

He’s living—actually living—by the words of Jesus. Desperate to impoverish ... the venom of vainglory from him.” We see him healing a leper, and then, when that leper dies (“of another ...

It depicts lepers standing in front of a bishop, thus tying the healing of the lepers by Jesus to episcopal responsibilities of the time. In the Middle Ages, leprosy still could not be cured. It was ...

Throughout the Gospels, we see numerous instances of Jesus withdrawing to pray. After feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14:23), he retreated to the hills to pray. Following the healing of a leper (Luke 5:16) ...

It is winter, and especially last week when the Polar Vortex came, there is more time spent inside, offering the opportunity for extra reading, for those not already inclined. For the last 20 years or ...

Jonathan has recently started to tell his story of trying to live as a woman, which he did until a "kind, informative and encouraging" friend gave him a Gospel of Matthew. "That opened my eyes to ...

Matthew 10:1 Jesus expected His disciples ... Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons.” What did the disciples do? They went from town to town preaching the gospel and ...