“Samson said to the servant who held his hand, ‘Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.’ Then Samson prayed to the LORD, ‘Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one…

“…Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on…

“The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them” (Genesis 3:21, NIV). When we last looked at the creation account in the Bible Book of Genesis, God had created the first two humans, Adam and Eve. They lived in Paradise, a garden where all…

“He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid’ ” (Genesis 3:10, NIV). This is the story of the first two people mentioned in the Bible. Their names were Adam and Eve. According to the Book of Genesis, God made…

“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a…

“The third time (Jesus) said to Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ He said, ‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my sheep’ ” (John 21:17,…

“Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’ ‘No,’ they answered. He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When…

“…But (Thomas) said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe’ ” (John 20:25, NIV). Thomas was never one to receive top billing as one of Jesus’ disciples.…

“At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid” (John 19:41, NIV). Death had made its return to a garden. Perhaps, it was a fitting scene, as a garden was the place where…

“They asked each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?’ ” (Luke 24:32, NIV). Imagine walking with God. What would it be like strolling alongside the God who created you, the One who knows you…