Podcasts about Magdala

Heute Abend ist es soweit: Die größte partielle Sonnenfinsternis hier in Europa seit 1999. Solche Tage bringen auch immer mit sich, dass die Menschen auf das Leben an sich schauen. Viele Menschen stellen sich die Frage: Willst du ewig leben? Diese Frage ist gar nicht so leicht zu beantworten. Was bedeutet ewiges Leben überhaupt? Eine unendliche Verlängerung dessen, was wir jetzt leben mit all seinen Sorgen Brüchen und offenen Wunden?In dieser Sommerzeit denken wir auch an Maria von Magdala. Sie ist ein eindrückliches Beispiel für diese Frage. Sie kommt früh am Morgen an einen Ort, an dem alles endgültig scheint. Sie sucht jemanden, von dem sie dachte, dass alles vorbei sei. Wer wälzt mir den Stein vom Grab weg, fragt sie. Der Stein steht für das, was unüberwindbar scheint: Verlust, Scheitern und Tod. Maria hat viel erlebt. Sie hat Heilung erfahren. Ihr Leben wurde neu ausgerichtet. Und dennoch: Vor ihr liegt wieder ein Abgrund. Erst die Begegnung mit dem Auferstandenen, das Wort, dass sie hört, öffnet ihr Herz. "Er ist nicht hier." Sie erkennt ihn zunächst nicht, hält ihn für den Gärtner. Ein starkes Bild. Der Schöpfer am Werk. Eine neue Schöpfung beginnt. Mitten im Garten, mitten im Leben.Ewiges Leben ist kein Versprechen, sondern beginnt dort, wo ein Mensch sich berühren lässt, wo Angst sich verwandelt in Vertrauen, wo Trauer nicht das letzte Wort behält. Maria von Magdala wird zur Zeugin, nicht, weil sie alles versteht, sondern weil sie sich senden lässt. Ewiges Leben heißt nicht, alles bleibt, wie es war, ewiges Leben heißt, ich darf anders leben aus der Liebe mit Hoffnung in Beziehung und so stellt sich dann auch an uns immer wieder diese Frage: Willst du ewig leben?

“He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven devils.” — Mark 16:9 Mary of Magdala was the victim of a fearful evil. She was possessed by not one devil only, but seven. These dreadful inmates caused much pain and pollution to the poor frame in which they had found a […]

Send us Fan MailIf you read the Bible with open eyes you will notice that most of the heroes are men, that women in the Old Testament were often defined by their ability to bear children, that polygamy was practiced by men called righteous while women were shamed for far less.In this episode of Just Nona, we talk about:The critical difference between what the Bible describes and what God endorses — and why understanding this changes everythingWhat the ancient Near Eastern world actually looked like for women — and how radically Scripture interrupts itThe Hebrew word ezer — translated as helper — and what its 21 uses in the Old Testament actually reveal about what God meant when He designed womanWhy God chose women as the first witnesses of the resurrection in a culture where women could not legally testifyDeborah, Huldah, Esther, Ruth, Mary of Magdala — and what their stories reveal about how God has always seen women and much moreYou were not made to be a footnote. You were not created as a supporting character in someone else's story. You bear the image of God — fully, completely, without qualification.Order my books at:https://www.nonajones.com/booksListen to Just Nona PodcastNew episodes drop every Monday!https://nonajones.com/applehttps://nonajones.com/spotifyhttps://nonajones.com/amazonPartner with Nona Jones Ministries:If God moves you to support this ministry, you can give here:https://www.nonajones.com/giveFor questions, email lola@nonajones.com.Connect with me:https://www.nonajones.comhttps://www.instagram.com/nonanotnorahttps://www.facebook.com/NonaNotNora

'Jésus, étant ressuscité le dimanche matin, apparut d'abord à Marie de Magdala dont il avait chassé sept démons. Celle-ci alla porter la nouvelle à ceux qui avaient accompagné Jésus : ils étaient plongés dans la tristesse et en larmes. Mais eux, en l'entendant dire qu'il était vivant et qu'il lui était apparu, ne la crurent pas. Après cela, alors que deux d'entre eux faisaient route pour se rendre à la campagne, il leur apparut sous un autre aspect. Ils revinrent à Jérusalem et annoncèrent la nouvelle aux autres ; mais ils ne les crurent pas eux non plus. Plus tard, il se montra aux Onze pendant qu'ils étaient à table ; il leur reprocha leur incrédulité et leur aveuglement parce qu'ils n'avaient pas cru ceux qui l'avaient vu ressuscité. Et il leur dit : Allez dans le monde entier, proclamez l'Evangile à tous les hommes. Celui qui croira et sera baptisé sera sauvé, mais celui qui ne croira pas sera condamné. Marc 16:9-16

32 Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”33 Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. 37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.

« Femme, pourquoi pleures-tu ? Qui cherches-tu ? » (Jean 20,15). A la Résurrection, Marie de Magdala nous est donnée comme une figure d?espérance, cherchant avec persévérance celui que son c?ur aime. « Le choix le plus rare de votre amour, le plus digne de vos faveurs, le chef d??uvre de vos grâces est en la Madeleine », écrivait Pierre de Bérulle au XVIIème siècle. Au lendemain de Pâques, Régis Burnet se met dans les pas de cette femme qui possède « la science des saints » (Bérulle). Emission du 12 avril 2009.

She was from the town of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee, for which reason she is called "Magdalene." The Lord Jesus cast out seven demons from her, after which she became His faithful disciple, following Him even to the Cross when most of His disciples had fled. With the other holy Myrrh-bearers, she prepared the spices to anoint His body and carried them to His tomb. There she was one of the first witnesses to the Resurrection, and the first to proclaim it.   Various traditions hold that, after Christ's ascension, she traveled to Rome, where she presented the Emperor with a red egg and proclaimed "Christ is Risen!" For this reason her icons often show her holding a red egg, and from this the tradition of distributing red eggs at Pascha is said to have arisen. She is then said to have travelled to Ephesus where she helped St John the Theologian in his gospel ministry before reposing there.   Mary Magdalene is sometimes identified with the "sinful woman" of the Gospels, but this is not the Church's tradition. Neither the Gospels nor the sacred hymnography of the Church make this connection.   The name 'Madeleine' is a form of 'Magdalene'.

Friends of the Rosary,Today, July 22, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, the Apostle of the Apostles, the first recorded witness to the Resurrection, and announcer of the message of the Resurrection of the Lord, like the other apostles.Mary Magdalene had indeed the honor of being the "prima testis" to the resurrection of the Lord, the first to see the empty tomb and the first to hear the truth of His resurrection. She fulfilled the mandate the Risen Christ gave her: "Go to my brothers and say to them." Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord” — and that he had said these things to her.In this way she became an evangelist, or, as Rabano Mauro and St. Thomas Aquinas said, "apostolorum apostola", as she announces to the apostles what they in turn will announce to all the world.She was from Magdala, a small fishing town on the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Tiberias. She was known to be a "great sinner," a woman of the streets who heard Jesus speak of the mercy and forgiveness of God and changed her life completely.Christ had a special consideration and mercy for this woman, who showed her love for Him with "lacrimas humilitatis", as St. Anselm said.She stood with the Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross on that brutal Good Friday afternoon and had been by the side of Mary during these difficult hours.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠June 22, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

She is known as the Apostle to the Apostles and was from the town of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee, for which reason she is called Magdalene. Saint Mary Magdalene’s story describes her as one of the first witnesses to the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, and the first to proclaim it. Books about Mary Magdalene available at https://amzn.to/4wdqLUp Gospel of Mark available at https://amzn.to/3X3m9Ba Gospel of John available at https://amzn.to/3AozdbL Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/3LEeP8F ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Mark's History of North America podcast: www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (twitter): https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: Saint of the Day podcast - Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, July 22, 2025, Greek Orthodox Deacon Jerome Atherholt and Ancient Faith Radio; The Saint of the Day podcast - St. Mary Magdalene July 22, 2024 (s3e22) Good Catholic and The Catholic Company; Today's Catholic Mass Readings Monday, July 22, 2024; Saint Of The Day podcast with Mike Roberts by Covenant Network (ourcatholicradio.org) Saint Mary Magdalen 22jul2024 e83; Jesus 24/7 Podcast (HustleStudios) - Mary Magdalene First Witness June 30, 2026. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 22 is the annual celebration of Saint Mary of Magdala. Let’s enjoy Chapter 16 from the Gospel of Mark. Gospel of Mark available at https://amzn.to/3X3m9Ba Catholicism series Video Box Set at https://amzn.to/4vd0pBp Catholicism series Book at https://amzn.to/3RdVuBk Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark's video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (twitter): https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: Bible Audio narration: Book of Mark-Chapter 16 (WordProject, International Biblical Association); Angus Dei music is a vocal arrangement of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings by the Cambridge Trinity College Choir (Catholicism series, Word on Fire & Picture Show Films). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Santa María Magdalena Jn 20,1-3.11-18 20,1 El primer día de la semana, de madrugada, cuando todavía estaba oscuro, María Magdalena fue al sepulcro y vio que la piedra había sido sacada. 20,2 Corrió al encuentro de Simón Pedro y del otro discípulo al que Jesús amaba, y les dijo: «Se han llevado del sepulcro al Señor y no sabemos dónde lo han puesto». 20,3 Pedro y el otro discípulo salieron y fueron al sepulcro. 20,11 María se había quedado afuera, llorando junto al sepulcro. Mientras lloraba, se asomó al sepulcro 20,12 y vio a dos ángeles vestidos de blanco, sentados uno a la cabecera y otro a los pies del lugar donde había sido puesto el cuerpo de Jesús. 20,13 Ellos le dijeron: «Mujer, ¿por qué lloras?». María respondió: «Porque se han llevado a mi Señor y no sé dónde lo han puesto». 20,14 Al decir esto se dio vuelta y vio a Jesús, que estaba allí, pero no lo reconoció. 20,15 Jesús le preguntó: «Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? ¿A quién buscas?». Ella, pensando que era el cuidador de la huerta, le respondió: «Señor, si tú lo has llevado, dime dónde lo has puesto y yo iré a buscarlo». 20,16 Jesús le dijo: «¡María!». Ella lo reconoció y le dijo en hebreo: «¡Raboní!», es decir, «¡Maestro!». 20,17 Jesús le dijo: «No me retengas, porque todavía no he subido al Padre. Ve a decir a mis hermanos: 'Subo a mi Padre, el Padre de ustedes; a mi Dios, el Dios de ustedes'». 20,18 María Magdalena fue a anunciar a los discípulos que había visto al Señor y que él le había dicho esas palabras. Memoria de santa María Magdalena, que, liberada por el Señor de siete demonios y convertida en su discípula, le siguió hasta el monte Calvario y mereció ser la primera que vio al Señor resucitado en la mañana de Pascua y la que se lo comunicó a los demás discípulos (s. I). «La historia de María de Magdala recuerda a todos una verdad fundamental: discípulo de Cristo es quien, en la experiencia de la debilidad humana, ha tenido la humildad de pedirle ayuda, ha sido curado por él, y le ha seguido de cerca, convirtiéndose en testigo de la potencia de su amor misericordioso, que es más fuerte que el pecado y la muerte» Benedicto XVI, 23 Julio, 2006. Formó parte de los discípulos de Cristo, estuvo presente en el momento de su muerte y, en la madrugada del día de Pascua, tuvo el privilegio de ser la primera en ver al Redentor resucitado de entre los muertos (Mc 16, 9)Fue sobre todo durante el siglo XII cuando su culto se difundió en la Iglesia occidental. La historia de María Magdalena es una de las más conmovedoras del Evangelio y también de las más enigmáticas. Se debate si la mujer que relatan varios pasajes del Evangelio es una o tres mujeres: 1- La pecadora que unge los pies del Señor. (Lc., VII, 37-50). 2- María Magdalena, la posesa liberada por Jesús, que se integró a las mujeres que le asistían (Lc. VIII; Jn XX, 10-18) hasta la crucifixión y resurrección. 3- María de Betania, la hermana de Lázaro y Marta. (Lc., X, 38-42). El santoral litúrgico actual celebra a una sola: María Magdalena utilizando las referencias a su encuentro con Jesús resucitado. La Pecadora que unge los pies del Señor en Galilea San Lucas hace notar que era una "pecadora pública" pero no especifica que haya sido una prostituta. Cristo cenaba en la casa de un fariseo donde la pecadora se presentó y al momento se arrojó al suelo frente al Señor, se echó a llorar y le enjugó los pies con sus cabellos. Después le ungió con el perfume que llevaba en un vaso de alabastro. El fariseo interpretó el silencio y la quietud de Cristo como aprobación del pecado y murmuró en su corazón. Jesús le recriminó por sus pensamientos. Primero le preguntó en forma de parábola cuál de dos deudores debe mayor agradecimiento a su acreedor: aquél a quien se perdona una deuda mayor, o al que se perdona una suma menor. Y descubriendo el sentido de la parábola, le dijo directamente: "¿Ves a esta mujer? Al entrar en tu casa, no me diste agua para lavarme los pies, pero ella me los ha lavado con sus lágrimas y me los ha enjugado con sus cabellos. Tú no me diste el beso de paz; en cambio ella no ha cesado de besarme los pies. Tú no me ungiste la cabeza y ella me ha ungido los pies. Por ello, te digo que se le han perdonado muchos pecados, pues ha amado mucho. En cambio, aquél a quien se perdona menos, ama menos". Y volviéndose a la mujer, le dijo: "Perdonados te son tus pecados. Tu fe te ha salvado. Vete en paz". (Lc. 7) La discípula de Jesús, liberada de siete demonios En el capítulo siguiente, San Lucas, habla de los viajes de Cristo por Galilea, dice que le acompañaban los apóstoles "y algunas mujeres que habían sido curadas de espíritus malignos y enfermedades: María, llamada Magdalena, de la que habían salido siete demonios" (Lucas 8:2). Lucas no especifica ni niega que sea la misma pecadora que unge a Jesús, pero ciertamente se trata de una pecadora y es la misma persona que en Marcos 16:9 es testigo de la resurrección. La hermana de Marta y Lázaro, residentes de Betania Más adelante Lucas narra que, en "cierta población", el Señor fue recibido por Marta y su hermana María. Probablemente las dos hermanas se habían ido a vivir a Betania con su hermano Lázaro, a quien el Señor había resucitado a petición de ellas. Dada la mala reputación que tenía María en Galilea no sería extraño que los tres hermanos se mudaran a Betania (Judea). Marta se ocupaba con afán de atender al Señor y le pide que dijese a su hermana que le ayudase, pues María estaba a los pies de Cristo para escuchar cuanto decía. El Señor respondió: "Marta, Marta, te preocupas por muchas cosas y sólo hay una necesaria. María ha escogido la mejor parte y no le será quitada" (Lc. 10:41). Segunda unción con perfume San Juan en el cap. 12 (cf. Mat., XXVI; Mc, XIV) identifica claramente a María de Betania como la mujer que, en la víspera de la entrada triunfal de Jesús en Jerusalén, le ungió los pies y los enjugó con sus cabellos, de manera que "la casa se llenó del olor del perfume". Esto ocurrió cuando Jesús cenaba con la familia de Lázaro en Betania. San Juan nos dice que Jesús los amaba. ¿Es María de Betania también la protagonista de la primera unción ocurrida en Galilea?. Creemos que sí porque un capítulo antes de que ocurra la unción en Betania, es decir en Jn11,2, San Juan se refiere ya a esta María como "aquella que ungió los pies del Señor" (he aleipsasa). Si es así, María la pecadora se había convertido en contemplativa a los pies del Señor, escogiendo la mejor parte. San Juan pone de relieve el poder transformador de Jesucristo sobre las almas. La que era posesa ahora es contemplativa. Una profunda enseñanza sobre la misión de Jesucristo quien ha venido a perdonar y salvar a los pecadores. Tampoco faltaron criticas en la segunda unción. Judas se escandalizó, no por generosidad con los pobres, sino por avaricia, y aun los otros discípulos interpretaron la conducta de María como un exceso. Pero el Señor reivindicó esta unción como había hecho la anterior: "¡Dejadla en paz! ¿Por qué la molestáis? Buena obra es la que ha hecho conmigo. Porque a los pobres siempre los tendréis con vosotros, pero a mí no me tendréis siempre. Esta mujer ha hecho lo que ha podido, adelantándose a ungir mi cuerpo para la sepultura. En verdad os digo que dondequiera que se predique este evangelio sobre la faz de la tierra, se dirá lo que ella ha hecho por mí". (Mt.26) San Juan Crisóstomo comenta: "Y así ha sucedido en verdad. Por dondequiera que vayáis oiréis alabar a esta mujer . . . Los habitantes de Persia, de la India, . . . de Europa, celebran lo que ella hizo con Cristo Al pié de la Cruz En la hora del Calvario, mientras casi todos abandonan a Jesús, allí estaba María Magdalena. ¡Cuanto se lo agradecería Jesús y la Virgen María! "Junto a la cruz de Jesús estaban su madre y la hermana de su madre, María, mujer de Clopás, y María Magdalena". Juan 19:25 Entre las que siguieron a Jesús en Galilea ahora siguen a Jesús al Calvario "Había allí muchas mujeres mirando desde lejos, aquellas que habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea para servirle. Entre ellas estaban María Magdalena, María la madre de Santiago y de José, y la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo". Mateo 27:55-56 Sentada en el sepulcro Después que José de Arimatea entierra a Jesús y se fue, María Magdalena quiso quedarse. "Estaban allí María Magdalena y la otra María, sentadas frente al sepulcro". -Mateo 27:61 Es coherente pensar que quién tuvo el amor y la valentía de exponerse para lavarle al Señor los pies con su cabello fuese capaz de estar con el en la cruz y después permanecer amorosamente ante su cuerpo yacente. Da testimonio de Cristo Resucitado María Magdalena, con la otra María fueron las primeras en ir al sepulcro el domingo de Resurrección: "Pasado el sábado, al alborear el primer día de la semana, María Magdalena y la otra María fueron a ver el sepulcro" (Mateo 28:1) Iban con los perfumes para embalsamarlo... Descubrieron así que alguien había apartado la pesada piedra del sepulcro del Señor. "Jesús resucitó en la madrugada, el primer día de la semana, y se apareció primero a María Magdalena, de la que había echado siete demonios". (Marcos 16:9) María Magdalena, la pecadora convertida en contemplativa, fue la primera que vio, saludó y reconoció a Cristo resucitado. Jesús la llamó: "¡María!" Y ella, al volverse, exclamó: "¡Maestro!" Y Jesús añadió: "No me toques, porque todavía no he subido a mi Padre. Pero ve a decir a mis hermanos: Subo a mi Padre y a vuestro Padre, a mi Dios y a vuestro Dios" (Jn 20:17) El hijo de Dios quiso enseñarnos el alcance de su amor y de su poder redentor santificando a una pecadora, adentrándola en su infinita misericordia y enviándola a anunciar la resurrección a los Apóstoles. María Magdalena es gran ejemplo para todos. No se dejó paralizar ni por sus pecados del pasado ni por las opiniones humanas. Creyó de todo corazón en las promesas del Señor y alcanzó la meta. Aquella de quién Jesús dijo que se adelantó para "ungir su cuerpo para la sepultura", no puede ahora ungir Su cadáver porque ha Resucitado. Aquella de quién dijo que "dondequiera que se predique el evangelio se dirá lo que ha hecho por mi" no podía ahora ser excluida del Evangelio porque es la primera persona testigo de su principal evento: La Resurrección del Señor. A la que mucho amó mucho se le perdonó y mucho continuó amando hasta llegar a participar en la gloria del Señor. Tradiciones sobre la vida posterior de María Magdalena La tradición oriental afirma que, después de Pentecostés, María Magdalena fue a vivir a Efeso con la Virgen María y San Juan y que murió ahí. A mediados del siglo VIII, San Wilibaldo visitó en Efeso el santuario de María Magdalena. En el 886 fueron llevadas sus reliquias a Constantinopla. Según la tradición francesa muy difundida en occidente, María Magdalena fue con Lázaro y Marta a evangelizar la Provenza, Francia y pasó los últimos treinta años de su vida en los Alpes Marítimos, en la caverna de La Sainte Baume. Poco antes de su muerte, fue trasladada milagrosamente a la capilla de San Maximino, donde recibió los últimos sacramentos y fue enterrada por el santo. La primera mención del viaje de María Magdalena a la Provenza data del siglo XI, a propósito de las pretendidas reliquias de la santa que se hallaban en la abadía de Vézelay, en Borgoña. Pero la leyenda no tomó su forma definitiva sino hasta el siglo XIII, en la Provenza. A partir de 1279, empezó a afirmarse que las reliquias de Santa María Magdalena se hallaban en Vézelay, en el convento dominicano de Saint-Maximin. Todavía en la actualidad es muy popular la peregrinación a dicho convento y a la Sainte Baume. Pero las investigaciones modernas, especialmente las que llevó a cabo Mons. Duchesne, han demostrado que no se pueden considerar como auténticos ni las reliquias, ni el viaje de los amigos del Señor a Marsella. Así pues, a pesar de los clamores de la tradición local francesa, hay que confesar que se trata de una fábula. Volvamos pues al Evangelio. La pecadora fue perdonada por Jesús. Se cumplió en ella el Salmo 51 "Un corazón humillado y arrepentido, Dios nunca lo desprecia". María Magdalena es la mujer que fue fiel a Jesús hasta el final y que El escogió para ser testigo de la Resurrección ante los apóstoles. Santa María Magdalena, ruega por nosotros. Tomado de Santopedia.com

Maria Magdalena begegnet am Ostermorgen der Leere – und findet doch neues Leben. Für Pfarrer Michael Lehmler ist diese Szene vor allem eine Geschichte großer Liebe und tiefer Berührbarkeit. Im Gespräch erzählt er, wie ihn sein Wechsel aus der Pfarrseelsorge zu den Alexianern in Köln verändert hat und warum er heute versucht, im Gegenüber den Segen Gottes zu entdecken. Das Evangelium zeigt für ihn: Gerade in Tränen und Schmerz kann Gott Menschen neu ansprechen. "Weinen ist eine sehr große Gabe, und dahinter verbirgt sich eine sehr große Liebe." Besonders bewegt ihn der Moment, in dem Jesus Maria beim Namen ruft: "Das zeigt die Dichte und Intimität der Beziehung zwischen Jesus und Maria Magdalena." Seine Ermutigung für den Tag: „Nimm die Engel in deinem Leben wahr, die dich ins Leben hinführen wollen.“ – Hören Sie rein und entdecken Sie am Festtag der Hl. Maria Magdalena einen überraschenden Blick auf das Osterevangelium.Aus dem Johannesevangelium:Am ersten Tag der Woche kam Maria von Magdala frühmorgens, als es noch dunkel war, zum Grab und sah, dass der Stein vom Grab weggenommen war. Da lief sie schnell zu Simon Petrus und dem Jünger, den Jesus liebte, und sagte zu ihnen: Man hat den Herrn aus dem Grab weggenommen, und wir wissen nicht, wohin man ihn gelegt hat. Maria stand draußen vor dem Grab und weinte. Während sie weinte, beugte sie sich in die Grabkammer hinein. Da sah sie zwei Engel in weißen Gewändern sitzen, den einen dort, wo der Kopf, den anderen dort, wo die Füße des Leichnams Jesu gelegen hatten. Die Engel sagten zu ihr: Frau, warum weinst du? Sie antwortete ihnen: Man hat meinen Herrn weggenommen, und ich weiß nicht, wohin man ihn gelegt hat. Als sie das gesagt hatte, wandte sie sich um und sah Jesus dastehen, wusste aber nicht, dass es Jesus war. Jesus sagte zu ihr: Frau, warum weinst du? Wen suchst du? Sie meinte, es sei der Gärtner, und sagte zu ihm: Herr, wenn du ihn weggebracht hast, sag mir, wohin du ihn gelegt hast. Dann will ich ihn holen. Jesus sagte zu ihr: Maria! Da wandte sie sich ihm zu und sagte auf hebräisch zu ihm: Rabbuni!, das heißt: Meister. Jesus sagte zu ihr: Halte mich nicht fest; denn ich bin noch nicht zum Vater hinaufgegangen: Geh aber zu meinen Brüdern, und sag ihnen: Ich gehe hinauf zu meinem Vater und zu eurem Vater, zu meinem Gott und zu eurem Gott. Maria von Magdala ging zu den Jüngern und verkündete ihnen: Ich habe den Herrn gesehen. Und sie richtete aus, was er ihr gesagt hatte. (Joh 20,1-2.11-18)(© Ständige Kommission für die Herausgabe der gemeinsamen liturgischen Bücher im deutschen Sprachgebiet)

+ Holy Gospel according to St. John 20: 1 – 2, 11 – 18On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him."But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?"She said to them, "They have taken my Lord, and I don't know where they laid him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus.Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?"She thought it was the gardener and said to him, "Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him."Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, "Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and what he told her.The Gospel of the Lord

Dal Vangelo secondo GiovanniIl primo giorno della settimana, Maria di Màgdala si recò al sepolcro di mattino, quando era ancora buio, e vide che la pietra era stata tolta dal sepolcro. Corse allora e andò da Simon Pietro e dall'altro discepolo, quello che Gesù amava, e disse loro: «Hanno portato via il Signore dal sepolcro e non sappiamo dove l'hanno posto!». Maria stava all'esterno, vicino al sepolcro, e piangeva. Mentre piangeva, si chinò verso il sepolcro e vide due angeli in bianche vesti, seduti l'uno dalla parte del capo e l'altro dei piedi, dove era stato posto il corpo di Gesù. Ed essi le dissero: «Donna, perché piangi?». Rispose loro: «Hanno portato via il mio Signore e non so dove l'hanno posto». Detto questo, si voltò indietro e vide Gesù, in piedi; ma non sapeva che fosse Gesù. Le disse Gesù: «Donna, perché piangi? Chi cerchi?». Ella, pensando che fosse il custode del giardino, gli disse: «Signore, se l'hai portato via tu, dimmi dove l'hai posto e io andrò a prenderlo». Gesù le disse: «Maria!». Ella si voltò e gli disse in ebraico: «Rabbunì!» - che significa: «Maestro!». Gesù le disse: «Non mi trattenere, perché non sono ancora salito al Padre; ma va' dai miei fratelli e di' loro: “Salgo al Padre mio e Padre vostro, Dio mio e Dio vostro”». Maria di Màgdala andò ad annunciare ai discepoli: «Ho visto il Signore!» e ciò che le aveva detto.

Full Text of Readings Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene Lectionary: 603 The Saint of the day is Saint Mary Magdalene Saint Mary Magdalene's Story Except for the mother of Jesus, few women are more honored in the Bible than Mary Magdalene. Yet she could well be the patron of the slandered, since there has been a persistent legend in the Church that she is the unnamed sinful woman who anointed the feet of Jesus in Luke 7:36-50. Most Scripture scholars today point out that there is no scriptural basis for confusing the two women. Mary Magdalene, that is, “of Magdala,” was the one from whom Christ cast out “seven demons” (Luke 8:2)—an indication at the worst, of extreme demonic possession or possibly, severe illness. Writing in the New Catholic Commentary, Father Wilfrid J. Harrington, O.P., says that “seven demons” “does not mean that Mary had lived an immoral life—a conclusion reached only by means of a mistaken identification with the anonymous woman of Luke 7:36.” In the Jerome Biblical Commentary, Father Edward Mally, S.J., agrees that she “is not…the same as the sinner of Luke 7:37, despite the later Western romantic tradition about her.” Mary Magdalene was one of the many “who were assisting them [Jesus and the Twelve] out of their means.” She was one of those who stood by the cross of Jesus with his mother. And, of all the “official” witnesses who might have been chosen for the first awareness of the Resurrection, she was the one to whom that privilege was given. She is known as the “Apostle to the Apostles.” Reflection Mary Magdalene has been a victim of mistaken identity for almost 20 centuries. Yet she would no doubt insist that it makes no difference. We are all sinners in need of the saving power of God, whether our sins have been lurid or not. More importantly, we are all “unofficial” witnesses of the Resurrection.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

In questa meditazione, Don Marco Gnavi mostra come, a partire da Maria ed Elisabetta fino alle discepole come Maria di Magdala, Giovanna e Susanna, le donne abbiano scardinato gli schemi del tempo, diventando mediatrici di Dio in virtù della sola forza della loro fede. Seguire un maestro itinerante e sostenerne il ministero rappresentava uno scandalo per l'epoca, eppure Gesù affida proprio a loro annunci decisivi come quello della Risurrezione. Questo "Vangelo al femminile" si configura come una protesta contro la cultura della forza, del conflitto e della violenza di genere, offrendo al contempo la proposta concreta di una Chiesa guidata dalla tenerezza, dall'ascolto, dalla cura del bene comune e dall'unica vera forza che non passa: quella dell'amore e della sequela.Guarda il video completo della preghiera su Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/C72U5nBnP2E

„Maria!“ – Der Moment des ErkennensDiakon Bernd Siemes, Universitätsspital ZürichMaria von Magdala erkennt den auferstandenen Jesus nicht am Sehen – sondern als er ihren Namen ausspricht.In diesem einen Wort wird aus Trauer Hoffnung. Aus Suchen wird Finden. Aus Abschied wird neue Verbundenheit.Die Ostergeschichte erinnert uns daran: Liebe lässt sich nicht festhalten – und gerade deshalb ist sie stärker als der Tod. Vielleicht beginnt wahres Erkennen dort, wo wir bereit sind, einander mit offenem Herzen zu begegnen und auch unsere Gefühle zuzulassen.Spendenaufruf:„Wort zum Tag“ lebt von Menschen, die zuhören und mittragen. Unterstützen Sie unsere Arbeit mit einer Spende:https://wortzumtag.ch/unterstuetzenMaria Magdalena, Auferstehung, Hoffnung, Liebe, Johannes 20, Verbundenheit#wortzumtag #mariamagdalena #auferstehung #hoffnung #liebe #johannes20 #glaubeimalltag

In this continuing series, we see Jesus ministering in and around the Sea of Galilee. That's where He set up his home base (Capernaum), and it's the region where He sent out the disciples as apostles to drive out demons, heal diseases, and spread the word that the Kingdom of Heaven has come near. In this installment, we also see the disciples of John the Baptist come and ask Jesus a very important question. What Jesus says in return includes a curious story of children in the marketplace. What did He mean? And how might it have been an encouragement to John? Art credit: "Christ Preaching on the Galilee" by Minerva Teichert. Other photos that Pastor Chris referred to in this sermon: 1: Globe 2: Israel map 3: Galilee/Tahoe 4: Sea of Galilee 5: Tiberias 6: Magdala 7: Capernaum 8: Galilee and Dead Sea 9: Israel map with dots: Jerusalem, Sea of Galilee, baptism site, Machaerus

We're in the long season after Pentecost and on this particular Sunday, Pastor Chris began a short series examining the Gospel readings. Matthew's account of the person and work of Jesus is full of wonderful stories. Our first story records Jesus healing several people, and one of them in particular is praised by Jesus for her faith. The Greek word is "pistis." But does our word "faith" adequately and fully describe what the Bible means? Let's dive in and learn! The painting associated with this sermon/podcast is titled "The Encounter" by Daniel Cariola. It is displayed in the chapel's lower level (recently excavated down to street level at the time of Jesus) in Magdala. The scene is the healing of the woman with the "issue of blood." Other photos Pastor Chris referred to: Duc in Altum Chapel exterior Duc in Altum Chapel interior Duc in Altum Chapel lower level

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According to archaeologists and many Bible scholars, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the past 50 years was made on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee at the site called Magdala, the hometown of Mary Magdalene. During a dig, they unearthed a 1st century synagogue and at the center was this massive stone with intricate carvings engraved into it. Some of the carvings on the stone support what the Bible says about there being a temple in Jerusalem at the time of Christ. Could this also be the same synagogue where Jesus visited and taught? Find out now!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DONATE: https://evidence4faith.org/give/WEBSITE: https://evidence4faith.org/NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/hpazV5BOOKINGS: https://evidence4faith.org/bookings/CONTACT: Evidence 4 Faith, 349 Knights Ave Kewaskum WI 53040 , info@evidence4faith.orgMy goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3CREDITS: Developed & Hosted by Michael Lane. Produced & Edited by Noah Sauder. Graphics & Publication by Noah Sauder. Additional Art, Film, & Photography Credits: Stock media “Memories” provided by mv_production / Pond5 | Logo Stinger: Unsplash.com: Leinstravelier, Logan Moreno Gutierrez, Meggyn Pomerieau, Jaredd Craig, NASA, NOASS, USGS, Sam Carter, Junior REIS, Luka Vovk, Calvin Craig, Mario La Pergola, Timothy Eberly, Priscilla Du Preez, Ismael Paramo, Tingey Injury Law Firm, Dan Cristian Pădureț, Jakob Owens | Wikimedia: Darmouth University Public Domain, Kelvinsong CC0 | Stock media “A stately Story (Stiner02)” provided by lynnepublishing / Pond5

Today’s Topics: Father Robert Elias joins Terry 1) Gospel – John 19:25-34 – Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple there whom He loved.  He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to His Mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His Head, He handed over the Spirit. Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His Legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into His Side, and immediately Blood and water flowed out.   Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church O Blessed Mother, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3, 4) In Part 2, Terry and Father Robert continue their discussion on Saint John of the Cross and his method of Discernment of Spirits

Original Post Date: May 20, 2024 === Gospel John 19:25-34 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother             and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,             and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom      he loved,             he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple,             “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished,             in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled,             Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop             and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,             “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. Now since it was preparation day,             in order that the bodies might not remain on the      cross on the sabbath,             for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one,             the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken             and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first             and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead,             they did not break his legs,             but one soldier thrust his lance into his side,             and immediately Blood and water flowed out. Reflection What this presents to us is an interesting image of the role of Mary now, today in the church. She is our great intercessor. She is caring for the disciples and caring therefore for the church, for its teachers, its pastors, its flock. It's a beautiful image of a feminine figure that we can trust and know is always there with the Holy Spirit working for us, in the process of growing and becoming who were called to be. Closing Prayer Father, help us to recognize Mary as a source of great help and support for us. Help us to place her in the role that she longs to have. To draw us closer over and over again to her son, to his love, to his gift of his life. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends of the Rosary,Today, May 25, is Memorial Day in the U.S., the day after Pentecost. Pentecost, we celebrate the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.In today's Gospel (John 19:25-34), we read,"Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his ­mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple took her into his home."Christ the Lord, in entrusting his Mother Mary to the Beloved Disciple from the cross, established a relationship between his holy Mother and all who are united to him, that is, the Church.In 2018, Pope Francis decreed that the ancient devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Mother of the Church, be inserted into the Roman Calendar."This celebration will help us to remember that growth in the Christian life must be anchored to the Mystery of the Cross, to the oblation of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet and to the Mother of the Redeemer and Mother of the Redeemed, the Virgin who makes her offering to God," stated the decree.By issuing the Decree on the celebration of the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, Pope Francis wished to promote this devotion in order to “encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠May 25, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Read OnlineStanding by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. John 19:25–27Yesterday, we celebrated the great Solemnity of Pentecost, commemorating the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the first disciples and the birth of the Church. Just as God “breathed” life into Adam at the creation, so the Holy Spirit, the Breath of God, gives new life to the Church, the Body of Christ. At Pentecost, the Blessed Virgin Mary was present, embodying the Gift of Fortitude in her unwavering trust in God's plan.Fortitude, one of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, strengthens us to persevere in doing good, especially amid trials, suffering, or temptation. It acts as an anchor, holding us steady during life's storms and uniting us more deeply to the Mystery of the Cross.When this memorial was instituted in 2018, Cardinal Robert Sarah beautifully reminded us that “the Christian life must be anchored to the Mystery of the Cross, to the oblation of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet, and to the Mother of the Redeemer and Mother of the Redeemed….” Today, we honor her not only as the Mother of the Redeemer but also as our Mother—the Mother of the Redeemed. What a profound gift it is to share a spiritual mother with the Son of God! Through her maternal care and intercession, she leads us to her Son and strengthens us on our journey of faith. The Gospel for today's memorial recalls one of the most sacred images in the Scriptures—the Blessed Virgin Mary standing at the foot of the Cross, gazing with perfect faith, hope, and love at her divine Son. Her fidelity to Him was unwavering. With a motherly empathy, strengthened by the fullness of grace, she felt His pains and endured His suffering until the end. Though Jesus embodied every virtue and spiritual gift, He allowed Himself to receive strength and consolation from His mother as He hung upon the Cross. This act of shared love and mutual consolation—Christ receiving strength from His mother as she shared in His suffering—invites us to embrace this same love, allowing our Blessed Mother's maternal care to unite us more fully to Christ. When Jesus turned to His mother and said, “Woman, behold, your son,” and to John, “Behold, your mother,” He was speaking to each of us, entrusting His mother to us and us to her. As the Blessed Mother stood by her Son in His suffering, she also stands by us, teaching us to remain steadfast in our faith, rooted in Christ's sacrifice and strengthened by His Eucharistic presence. God strengthens and consoles us in accord with His divine plan, which includes the grace dispensed through the Sacraments—especially the Eucharist—the charitable intercession of others, the ministry of angels, and the unique motherly mediation of the Mother of God, our mother.Reflect today on the many ways God sanctifies and strengthens you for your mission. Through the Eucharist, we are united to Christ's Cross and receive the grace to rise triumphantly with Him. Along this journey, we are strengthened by the Blessed Mother, the Mother of the Church and the Mediatrix of grace. As the Spirit filled the Church at Pentecost, so too does He fill our hearts today, leading us to Mary, whose love and intercession anchor us to her Son and His saving grace.Mother of the Church and Mother of God, the Holy Spirit filled you with the fullness of grace and perfected every virtue in your humble soul. Your strength to endure the Cross with your Son includes a promise that you will always stand by me, showering your motherly care and mediating the grace of your Son. Please be my mother now and always, and help me to be a faithful disciple of your Son, anchored in His Cross and lifted by His grace. Mother of the Church and Mother of the Redeemed, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: The crucifixion of Jesus /Christ paintingSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Pdt. Wigand Sugandi (TB) Lukas 24:10Perempuan-perempuan itu ialah Maria dari Magdala, dan Yohana, dan Maria ibu Yakobus. Dan perempuan-perempuan lain juga yang bersama-sama dengan mereka memberitahukannya kepada rasul-rasul.

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At Bethany, We are God's People who are: Gathered! Connected! Sent!We want to connect with you through this Podcast! Leave us a comment! Tell us where you are at! Leave a Review to help our audience grow!--April 5, 2026 -- Pr. Kevin Kritzer -- "Jesus and Resurrections!" -- Luke 24:1-12(24) Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb. They were carrying the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb. 3 When they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were puzzled about this, two men in clothes that were as bright as lightning suddenly stood beside them. 5 The women were terrified and bowed to the ground. The men asked the women, “Why are you looking among the dead for the living one? 6 He's not here. He has been brought back to life! Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee. 7 He said, ‘The Son of Man must be handed over to sinful people, be crucified, and come back to life on the third day.' ” 8 Then the women remembered what Jesus had told them. 9 The women left the tomb and went back to the city. They told everything to the eleven apostles and all the others. 10 The women were Mary from Magdala, Joanna, and Mary (the mother of James). There were also other women with them. They told the apostles everything. 11 The apostles thought that the women's story didn't make any sense, and they didn't believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down to look inside and saw only the strips of linen. Then he went away, wondering what had happened. -GWhttp://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

Over the last couple of weeks, we have had an up-close glimpse of multiple encounters Jesus experienced. Each one leaving us with questions we should ask in our own lives… Don't you just love a bunch of questions this early in the morning!!! First with the Pharasees which should cause us to pause and ponder if there is any truth in us that reveals hypocrisy vs a real trust and faith in Jesus? And then as a result of His encounter with Mary of Magdala – are we able to say I have met him and I am different? Now this morning we are going to add a few more questions? I invite you to write these down and ponder them as we look at our next encounter. Do I truly want to encounter Jesus? Do I want the hope of Jesus in my life? Do I deeply believe Jesus will meet me where I am? Luke 24 beginning in verse 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” “What things?” he asked.  “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.” 25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. BUT NOT JESUS! Lets PRAY Dear Jesus, I need you. I know you are my hope. Open my eyes and let me see you! Amen In my early career, I was a nursing home administrator – locally at Life Care Center (that is actually what brought us to the valley) I believe and know fully that God allowed that in my life to grow me in deeper dependence and knowledge of him. That is a whole other message. One of the hardest challenges of that job is staffing (anyone relate) The responsibility to the residents and staff was tremendous – taking me often to the point of desperation. I remember one particular day that my regional director had stopped by and on this visit he had his elementary aged son with him. When they arrived, I had been sitting at my desk praying and seeking the Lords help for how exactly we would meet the need for CNAs that day. As we talked – the little guy offered to pray for me. He prayed for a simple prayer or please provide today. The heart and faith of that young man was the encouragement, an encounter I needed to continue to trust in that moment. Let's look at Jesus encounter with 2 disciples on the road to Emmaus Right before we see our next encounter in Luke, we learn that the stone is rolled away! Jesus has risen and the women who discovered the empty tomb are being hit with doubt and disbelief by the disciples as they share this indescribable news.  28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going    farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.  Jesus shows up and meets us where we are.   Jesus shows up and meets us where we are.  He is worthy of our hope JESUS SHOWS UP UNEXPECTED WAYS PLACES “ALL THAT CRYING I DID THIS MORNING” 2 BAGS OF GROCERIES MATTHEW 25 PHARISEES- JESUS ALWAYS ENCOUNTERED THEM  MARY MAGDALENE- FIRST TO HEAR HIM   ALWAYS EXISTING WITH THE FATHER-  GO BACK TO BEGINNING HOW HE APPROACHES US  SCRIPTURE GENESIS 3:6 6. “WHEN THE WOMAN SAW THAT THE FRUIT OF THE TREE WAS GOOD FOR FOOD AND PLEASING TO THE EYE, AND ALSO DESIRABLE FOR GAINING WISDOM, SHE TOOK SOME AND ATE IT. SHE ALSO GAVE SOME TO HER HUSBAND, WHO WAS WITH HER, AND HE ATE IT. SCRIPTURE GENESIS 3:7 7. THEN THE EYES OF THEM WERE OPENED, AND THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NAKED; SO THEY SEWED FIG LEAVES TOGETHER AND MADE COVERINGS FOR THEMSELVES. SCRIPTURE GENESIS 3:8 8. THEN THE MAN AND HIS WIFE HEARD THE SOUNDS OF THE LORD GOD AS HE WAS WALKING IN THE GARDEN IN THE COOL OF THE DAY, AND THEY HID FROM THE LORD GOD AMONG THE TREES OF THE GARDEN. SCRIPTURE GENESIS 3:9 9. BUT THE LORD GOD CALLED TO THE MAN, “WHERE ARE YOU?' The New English Bible describes them as "full of gloom."  THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING HIM-  DISCIPLES WEREN'T- MARY MAGDALENE DIDN'T  2ND TIME SAME DAY- DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM  SLOW OF HEART TO BELIEVE: JESUS TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR BELIEF WAS MORE IN THEIR HEART THAN IN THEIR HEAD. WE OFTEN THINK THE MAIN OBSTACLES TO BELIEF ARE IN THE HEAD, BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE HEART.   SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:28 28. “AS THEY APPROACHED THE VILLAGE TO WHICH THEY WERE GOING, JESUS CONTINUED ON AS IF HE WERE GOING FARTHER. (APPARENTLY WAST GONNA STAY) SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:29 29. BUT THEY URGED HIM STRONGLY, “STAY WITH US, FOR IT IS NEARLY EVENING; THE DAY IS ALMOST OVER.“ SO HE WENT IN TO STAY WITH THEM. JESUS WON'T FORCE HIMSELF  STAYS WHERE INVITED  WHEN TWO SAINTS ARE TALKING TOGETHER, JESUS IS VERY LIKELY TO COME AND MAKE THE THIRD ONE IN THE COMPANY. TALK OF HIM, AND YOU WILL SOON TALK WITH HIM, “SPURGEON SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:30 30. WHEN HE WAS AT THE TABLE WITH THEM, HE TOOK BREAD AND BROKE IT AND BEGAN TO GIVE IT TO THEM. SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:31 31. THEN THEIR EYES OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM, AND HE DISAPPEARED FROM THEIR SIGHT. SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:32 32. 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?” V 27- AND BEGINNING WITH MOSES AND ALL THE PROPHETS, HE EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT WAS SAID AND IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES CONCERNING HIMSELF  IMAGINE THAT CONVERSATION- THAT TEACHING? SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:33 33. THEY GOT UP RETURNED AT ONCE TO JERUSALEM. THERE THEY FOUND THE ELEVEN AND THOSE WITH THEM, ASSEMBLED TOGETHER. WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER JESUS- YOU GO   WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER JESUS YOU SHARE  SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:34 34. AND SAYING “IT IS TRUE! THE LORD HAS RISEN AND HAS APPEARED TO SIMON.” SCRIPTURE LUKE 24:35 35. THEN THE TWO TOLD WHAT HAD HAPPENED ON THE WAY, AND HOW JESUS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THEM WHEN HE BROKE THE BREAD.” LEONARD SWEET They recognized him when he broke the bread  Cleopas- companion DIDN'T keep their experience to themselves -told it to the others.  Jesus seems to care well for all people- especially ones who are walking in the wrong direction.  COMMUNION GOOD FRIDAY STARTED AT THE TABLEAT THE TABLE AGAIN  WETHER A MEAL OR COMMUNION?  TODAY WE OFFER TWO WAYS TO ENCOUNTER HIM  ONE THROUGH THESE ELEMENTS-   TWO THROUGH PRAYER  30So they asked him, “What miraculous sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as it  is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' “  32Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34“Sir,” they said, “from now on give us this bread.” 35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. 36But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.   This food won't keep your body alive. It won't keep your stomach from growling or your throat from being thirsty. This food isn't designed to sustain the body, it's designed to sustain the soul. It's designed to help you be in constant communion with the One who created you, and the One who redeemed you. This food is to nourish the soul. MATTHEW 26:26-28 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. MAYBE YOU JUST WANT TO PRAY TODAY YOU NEED AN ENCOUTNER WITH HIM A FRESH ENCOUNTER WITH HIM- YOU COULD ASK SOMEONE TO COME AND PRAY - OR WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WILL PRAY WITH YOU/FOR YOU

Poor Thomas. Poor, poor Thomas. We have nicknamed him “Doubting Thomas”, and I think it is a most unfair nickname. He already has one, Didymus, which means “the twin”, but think of other nicknames people have received. Simon Peter—Peter, the Rock. That's a good, solid, strong nickname. How about “the Beloved Disciple”? I'm pretty sure John gave himself that nickname, but it's a good one. We still call John the Beloved Disciple today. Mary Magdalene is quite likely a nickname. For many years people thought it was Mary of Magdala, but archaeologists have failed to find a town called Magdala. Scholars have come up with the idea that it is “Mary Magdalena”, meaning “Mary the Tower”. They are all great nicknames, but “Doubting Thomas”?   For my sermon I am going to make an argument, and the argument is this. I am going to defend the proposition that we need to rebrand Thomas. No longer Doubting Thomas, but what can we call him? We'll try to figure that out together. Listen to or read Bingham's entire sermon by clicking “Read More.”

Reading 1Acts 10:34a, 37-43Peter proceeded to speak and said:“You know what has happened all over Judea,beginning in Galilee after the baptismthat John preached,how God anointed Jesus of Nazarethwith the Holy Spirit and power.He went about doing goodand healing all those oppressed by the devil,for God was with him.We are witnesses of all that he didboth in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem.They put him to death by hanging him on a tree.This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be visible,not to all the people, but to us,the witnesses chosen by God in advance,who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.He commissioned us to preach to the peopleand testify that he is the one appointed by Godas judge of the living and the dead.To him all the prophets bear witness,that everyone who believes in himwill receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”Reading 2Colossians 3:1-4Brothers and sisters:If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above,where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.When Christ your life appears,then you too will appear with him in glory.Sequence - Victimæ paschali laudesChristians, to the Paschal VictimOffer your thankful praises!A Lamb the sheep redeems;Christ, who only is sinless,Reconciles sinners to the Father.Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous:The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.Speak, Mary, declaringWhat you saw, wayfaring.“The tomb of Christ, who is living,The glory of Jesus' resurrection;bright angels attesting,The shroud and napkin resting.Yes, Christ my hope is arisen;to Galilee he goes before you.”Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining.Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!Amen. Alleluia.GospelJohn 20:1-9On the first day of the week,Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we don't know where they put him.”So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peterand arrived at the tomb first;he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.When Simon Peter arrived after him,he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,and the cloth that had covered his head,not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.Then the other disciple also went in,the one who had arrived at the tomb first,and he saw and believed.For they did not yet understand the Scripturethat he had to rise from the dead.

John 20:1-9On the first day of the week,Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we don't know where they put him.”So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peterand arrived at the tomb first;he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.When Simon Peter arrived after him,he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,and the cloth that had covered his head,not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.Then the other disciple also went in,the one who had arrived at the tomb first,and he saw and believed.For they did not yet understand the Scripturethat he had to rise from the dead.

John 20:1-9On the first day of the week,Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we don't know where they put him.”So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peterand arrived at the tomb first;he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.When Simon Peter arrived after him,he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,and the cloth that had covered his head,not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.Then the other disciple also went in,the one who had arrived at the tomb first,and he saw and believed.For they did not yet understand the Scripturethat he had to rise from the dead.

John 20:1-9On the first day of the week,Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we don't know where they put him.”So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peterand arrived at the tomb first;he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.When Simon Peter arrived after him,he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,and the cloth that had covered his head,not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.Then the other disciple also went in,the one who had arrived at the tomb first,and he saw and believed.For they did not yet understand the Scripturethat he had to rise from the dead.

She’s been misidentified for 14 centuries. Today we set the record straight. In this episode of the Bible Moms series, Kate and Rebecca study one of the most misunderstood women in all of scripture — Mary Magdalene. Was she really a prostitute? What does it mean that seven demons were cast out of her? And why was the most important message in human history entrusted to a woman whose testimony wasn’t even legally valid in her day? From the shores of Magdala to the empty tomb, discover how a woman who went from completely bound to completely free became the very first person to proclaim the resurrection — earning her the ancient title: Apostle to the Apostles. Whether you’re a mom carrying a label that doesn’t belong to you, a woman who has shared truth that wasn’t received, or someone who just needs to hear Jesus call your name — this episode is for you. TAKEAWAYS FOR MOMS 1. You are a disciple to your disciples. Like Mary Magdalene, your assignment is to faithfully carry the message — not to control how it’s received. 2. Let Jesus call your name. Don’t build your identity on what others have said about you. Entrust yourself to the God who judges justly. 3. Prodigal mom? Keep speaking truth. Their response is not your assignment. SCRIPTURES REFERENCED · Luke 8:1-3 (introduction of Mary Magdalene) · Mark 15:40 (women at the cross) · John 20:11-18 (Mary at the tomb) · Luke 24:9-12 (disciples don’t believe her) · 1 Peter (entrusting yourself to God who judges justly) CONNECT WITH GATHER MOMS Website: gathermoms.comInstagram: @gathermomsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/gathermoms?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan Workbook: Moms. Let’s Talk: 9 Conversations You Must Have with Your Children SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A REVIEW Your reviews help more moms find the podcast! Gather Moms: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Kate Henderson: Instagram | Facebook Rebecca Bradford: Instagram | Facebook

The story doesn't end at the cross. Indeed, John writes that every miracle, every moment, was recorded “so that you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that you will have life by believing in him.” (John 20:31) Jesus doesn't just fix a chapter of our lives; he completes the whole story—with new life, hope, and a future we couldn't write for ourselves. Wherever you are in your journey, resurrection life is for you, here and now. If you are new to Community Church, WELCOME! We would love to get to know you. Please fill in the following form and we look forward to connecting with you: https://bit.ly/cc-new-connect You can find all timely and relevant links from this service on https://bit.ly/cc-links You can also find out more about us at https://communitychurch.hk/ ================ This Week's Scripture: // John 20:1-10 (NIV) // Jesus Comes Back to Life Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary from Magdala went to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb's entrance. So she ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved. She told them, “They have removed the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they've put him.” So Peter and the other disciple headed for the tomb. The two were running side by side, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first. He bent over and looked inside the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there but didn't go inside. Simon Peter arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there. He also saw the cloth that had been on Jesus' head. It wasn't lying with the strips of linen but was rolled up separately. Then the other disciple, who arrived at the tomb first, went inside. He saw and believed. They didn't know yet what Scripture meant when it said that Jesus had to come back to life. So the disciples went back home.

eries: God's Promises, Our JourneyTitle: "Can God really restore what's broken?Scripture: Genesis 1:31-3:15, John 19:38-20:1-18 NIV Bottom Line: Because of the cross and resurrection, what was broken by sin can be restored by Jesus—if we repent, believe, and receive Him.In fact, it will be restored for the Church. The real question today is will it be restored for you?INTRODUCTIONCONTEXTSERMON OUTLINECONCLUSIONDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTESYOUTUBE DESCRIPTIONMAIN REFERENCES USEDMy opening prayer: Lord God, help us grow to be and do like Jesus, while abiding in him and leading others to do the same. INTRODUCTIONMarvel Universe“If you've ever watched the Marvel movies, you know they're not just random, disconnected stories.At first, it feels like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor—they all have their own separate plots.But as the story unfolds, you realize… it's all connected.Every movie is part of a much bigger story that's building toward one climactic moment.The Bible works the same way.It's made up of dozens of books, written over centuries, with different people and settings—but it's telling one unified story.And that story moves from creation… to brokenness… to redemption… to restoration.Today, we're going to step into two scenes in that story—two gardens—and see how everything connects… and how it connects to your life.”OUTLINE (With help from ChatGPT)I. Name the room: “We Know Something Is Broken”Some of you walked in here celebrating...others are carrying heavy burdens• Loss (recent deaths)• Marriages under strain• Financial anxiety• Health struggles• Relationships in crisis“You don't need a theology degree to know something is wrong with the world… you just need to live in it for a while.”“The Bible tells one story that explains all of it—and offers one solution that can heal it.”II. Eden: Where brokenness began (Genesis 1:31-3:15)God designed life to be good and whole (Genesis 1:31-2:25)Sin shattered what God made whole. (Genesis 3)• Relationship with God → broken• Relationship with each other → broken• Relationship with self → broken• Relationship with creation → brokenTie directly to today:“Every funeral, every divorce, every anxiety… traces back to this moment.”Share the 3 Circles here--Link: https://youtu.be/5W8ynRMr59k?si=6FZMytsIOhLmbQib“So the question is not: Is there brokenness?The question is: How do we get out of it?”III. Cross/Good Friday - Jesus enters our brokenness on the cross (where sin was paid for)Bring them to the cross.• Jesus doesn't ignore brokenness—He enters it• He carries:• Our sin• Our shame• Our sufferingIV. Resurrection/The Garden Tomb - Where restoration begins (John 19:38--20:1-18)Jesus didn't just die—He rose to restore.• The tomb is in a garden• Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardener (John 20:15)That's not accidental.“In Eden, humanity lost the garden. In the resurrection, the Gardener begins restoring it.”Tie her in personally:• Delivered from demons → deeply broken• At the cross → grieving• At the tomb → confused• Encounters Jesus → transformedKey moment:“Jesus said her name—‘Mary'—and everything changed.”V. Connect to OUR Story“Some of you feel like your story is too far gone…”Apply specifically:• “Your marriage…”• “Your past…”• “Your regrets…”• “Your grief…”Then:“If Jesus can walk out of a grave, He can step into your situation.”Name their pain again—but now with hope:• Grief → “Death is not the end”• Broken marriages → “God restores what seems beyond repair”• Anxiety → “You are not alone in the garden”• Shame → “Jesus already carried it to the cross”Power line:“The same Jesus who called Mary by name is calling your name today.”VI. Call to RespondA. REPENTTurn from sin and self-ruleB. BELIEVETrust what Jesus did on the cross and resurrectionC. RECEIVESurrender to Him as Lord and SaviorTie to Romans 10:9–10VII. How baptism fits“Earlier in the service, you saw people baptized—that's a picture of this very thing.”Tie to gospel:“Buried with Christ… raised to new life.”Then pivot immediately:“But baptism doesn't start the story—Jesus does.”VIII. Closing ImageBring it back to gardens:“We lost everything in a garden…Jesus paid for it on a cross…And in a garden, He began making all things new.”Then:“The question is not: Is restoration possible?The question is: Will you come to the Gardener?”John 15:1-5 "my Father is the Gardener"As we move to celebrate the cross and resurrection through the Lord's Supper, where he instituted a perpetual reminder, we pause to confess our sins to a holy God, repenting of those sins, believing Jesus forgives and saves, and receiving the gift of salvation by grace through faith in him alone.Questions (Write this down)What is God saying to you right now? What are you going to do about it?PrayDISCUSSION QUESTIONSDiscovery Bible Study process: https://www.dbsguide.org/Read the passage together.Retell the story in your own words.Discovery the storyWhat does this story tell me about God?What does this story tell me about people?If this is really true, what should I do?What is God saying to you right now? (Write this down)What are you going to do about it? (Write this down)Who am I going to tell about this?Find our sermons, podcasts, discussion questions and notes at https://www.gracetoday.net/podcastNOTESIntroduction (long version, but here it is stream of consciousness)Marvel Studios turned their company around when they began making superhero movies. (Tell this story briefly how they went from near bankrupcy to box office success through the risk taking of Kevin Fahge and the first Iron Man movie) The idea became a series of movies (22?) that fit under the banner of phases 1-4 of the Avengers. (?) What makes this franchise pretty unique is that all 22 of these movies fit into a larger story arc that covered many (15 years?) years. Each superhero origin story and sequel contributed to the meta-story arc resulting in one of the most successful movie franchises of all time. Why do I share this with you? Because it is very much like what the Bible represents in it's library of 66 books with dozens of origin stories all pointing to the meta-story arc from Genesis 1-2 through Revelation 21-22. The story: Creation-->Fall-->Redemption-->Restoration. As I was preparing for today, I ran across this quip by author Leonard Sweet:"How can a church silence or stifle the voices of women when you can't tell the story of Holy Week without hearing the voices of women?"I'd already been considering the 2 gardens--2 women idea when I read that and sensed God confirming my direction.As I was trying to decide what to preach this Easter Sunday, I seriously considered continuing through our Genesis series. But Sodom and Gomorrah. Not your typical "Positive and uplifting" Easter fodder. Earlier that week, my wife gently suggested that it might be good to preach a resurrection sermon on resurrection day. Ha! So, believing that that was from the Lord, I pivoted to John 20:1-18, dipping back into that deep well of truth John writes about so well. And there I found a woman. Mary Magdalene or Mary from the town of Magdala. Tradition says she was a prostitute, though scripture does not back that up. However, she was demonically possessed. In Mark and Luke we read where Jesus delivered her from not 1, not 2 but 7 demons. She was thoroughly and completely enslaved to demons. Is anything too difficult for God?She then begins to follow Jesus, though women were not permitted to be disciples formally. She was apparently a woman of some means. She followed Jesus and supported his ministry both financially and personally with all her time. She was as devoted as any of the twelve disciples were. In John 20, we find her devotion unwavering as she approaches the tomb early Sunday morning. It's before dark as she heads to the tomb. Hence, many participate in sunrise services every Easter. At some point, 3 other ladies join her at the tomb. And none of them know how they'll actually get into the tomb with a giant bolder rolled in place to keep people out. Yet here she is. Here they will gather. But let's focus on Mary of Magdala. In a garden. Joseph of Arimethia's tomb was in or near a garden. In fact, when Mary sees the resurrected Jesus at first, she thinks he's the gardener (v. 15).What was lost in the Garden of Eden will begin to be restored at the tomb in another garden...a garden near Golgotha, the place of the skull. And if you think it's weird to have a garden close to tombs, think about cemetaries today. We cultivate gardens with flowers around them headstones and around the grounds. We want people to rest in a beatiful place symbolic of the most beautiful place they will (hopefully) end up in...the new heaven and the new earth.We'll go back in time another 2,000 years to another garden and another woman. Eve, in the Garden of Eden, will disobey her father. She'll crave, take and then eat a piece of forbidden fruit, share a piece with Adam, and thrust humanity into darkness. We'll see the Fall of humanity in that moment where brokenness on earth began. We'll also see a promise made by God to Adam and Eve. A promise that the "Seed" of Eve will make things new again. Will reverse the curse and re-establish a new garden and a new city. We'll begin to see that we're in a meta-story. One that began with Creation that was good. (Genesis 1:31) We are in the part of the story between Genesis 1-2 and Revelation 21-22. The bookends, if you will, of this meta-story. ZBrokenness begins in Genesis 3. Restoration begins in John 19-20.The Bible tells one story that explains all of it. Good to broken to Good again.The Bible is one story. His-story. History. The 66 books of the Bible include origin stories that all point to the meta-story. After all, it's the one story that matters most of all. But our story fits underneath this story arc. Our story matters. Our story is still being written today. How will it end?“To quote another German one Nietzsche would have deeply disagreed with, the great Martin Hengel of the University of Tübingen concluded his groundbreaking study of the origins of the New Testament idea of atonement with these words. Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples, and in it, in a symbolic action, he related the broken bread to the breaking of his body, and at the end of the meal the wine in the cup of blessing to the pouring out of his blood, through which the new eschatological covenant with God would be founded, and atonement would be achieved for all. A story is told about the late Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Martini, and man, I hope it's an accurate story.The Cardinalʼs ConfessionApparently, in a public lecture years ago, he told this lovely anecdote. He said he knew of three young men in Rome years before, who spent a debauched night out on the town together, which ended with them all sitting drunk on the steps of an old church in Rome. And high above them, they noticed on the outside wall of the church, there was a huge crucifix.For a moment, they looked up at it, remembering the lessons from their childhood, and then one of them gave a dare. One of us should go in, find the priest on duty, and confess to him all the terrible things we've done tonight, and shock him by inventing further sins, and then just as a joke, do whatever penance he offers. One of them piped up and said he'd do it.So he walked in, found the elderly priest on duty, sat down, and in excruciating detail began to describe all of the actual sins of the evening, and then some of the invented ones, hardly holding back the mockery. The priest apparently just listened patiently, and then said, I want you to do something for me. Outside our church is a large statue of Jesus on a cross.He died for your sins. I want you to go down the front steps of the church, turn around, point your finger at it, and say out loud, I know what you've done, and I don't give a damn.Will you do that?It didn't sound like any penance the boy had heard about before, but he thought he'd give it a go. He ran outside. His friends were eager to hear what happened.He walked down the steps. He turned around, and sure enough, there's the statue that somehow looked bigger and more serious than he remembered. And he pointed his finger at it and rehearsed in his mind the words, I know what you've done and I don't give a damn.He couldn't do it. In fact, in front of his friends, he knelt down on the steps in remorse and respect. Now, when the Bishop of Milan told this story, he ended by saying, I want you to know this story is true.I was that young man in Rome 40 years ago, and it was the pivotal moment of my life. What was it that changed him? Well, not a piece of religious penance, but confronting his guilt and shame while looking at the cross.And my question this Easter, dear listeners, is how would you finish the sentence in the light of Good Friday? I know what you've done, and… For some, I'm sure it's going to be, and I don't give a damn.For others, it might be, I need more time to think about it. For others, thank you. Thank you for Good Friday.Good beyond compare.On Undeceptions Podcast.”From Undeceptions with John Dickson: 173. Good Friday, Mar 29, 2026https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/undeceptions-with-john-dickson/id1478239058?i=1000758071210&r=3294YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION Series: God's Promises, Our JourneyTitle: Can God Really Restore What's Broken?Scripture: Genesis 2:18–25; John 19:41–20:18What if the Bible isn't a collection of disconnected stories—but one unified story pointing to Jesus?In this Easter message, Pastor Darien Gabriel walks us from one garden to another—from the Garden of Eden, where brokenness began, to the garden tomb, where restoration began through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.We all feel it—grief, broken relationships, anxiety, regret. The question is: Can anything truly restore what's been lost?Through the cross and resurrection, we discover that Jesus doesn't just meet us in our brokenness—He makes a way to restore us.This message includes a clear, visual presentation of the gospel using the “3 Circles” and a powerful look at the story of Mary Magdalene, the first witness to the risen Christ.If you're searching for hope, healing, or a fresh start—this message is for you.⸻Bottom Line:Because of the cross and resurrection, what was broken by sin can be restored by Jesus—if we repent, believe, and receive Him.⸻Next Steps:If you made a decision to follow Jesus or want to learn more, we'd love to connect with you.

Read OnlineOn the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him.” John 20:1–2Have you ever misunderstood something, even when your intentions were good? We all experience moments when we act with love but still get things wrong. Even our good actions are rarely perfect.On that first Easter morning, before the sun rose, Mary Magdalene offers an example of this. She got some things right—her love and devotion to Jesus were sincere—but she did not yet understand the full reality of what she witnessed. Though the other Gospels mention other women at the tomb, John highlights Mary. Saint Augustine suggests that this is because she was “undoubtedly the most fervent in love” with Christ. When Mary Magdalene saw the stone rolled away, her love compelled her to act immediately. Saint John Chrysostom says she “ran to the disciples with all the speed of love.” Her fervor drove her to tell Simon Peter and John what she had seen, showing us how love urges us to seek God without delay.Despite her deep love, Mary misunderstood the meaning of the empty tomb. Her emotional response—“They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him”—reveals her struggle to grasp the mystery unfolding before her. Like many of us, she was driven by emotion rather than a deeper trust in God.Jesus was certainly not displeased with her misunderstanding, as Scripture identifies her in John 20:11–17 as the first to whom He appeared. When she encountered the risen Christ, she initially mistook Him for the gardener, indicating that her understanding of the Resurrection was still unfolding. Despite that, Jesus met her where she was and guided her toward deeper faith. This reminds us that our emotions, though good, must be purified by faith, allowing love to mature into greater trust and understanding. Reflect today on Mary Magdalene's experience on Easter morning. Like her, we are called to seek our Lord with fervor, even when our understanding is incomplete. And like her, we can trust that Jesus will meet us where we are, gently leading us into deeper faith. As we celebrate the Resurrection, pray that your love, with all its emotions, may be more fully purified by grace, so that you, too, will encounter Christ with renewed understanding and joy. My resurrected Lord, I love You deeply but acknowledge that my love must be further purified by faith so that I will understand You and Your will more clearly. As I grow in understanding of the many divine mysteries You reveal to me, help my love to grow so that I may more perfectly imitate the pure love You desire of me. Jesus, I trust in You.    Image: Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection by Alexander Ivanov. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Read OnlineStanding by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. John 19:25–27If God invited you to be present at one moment in the Scriptures, to see it with your eyes, hear it with your ears, and experience it with your heart, what moment would that be? Certainly, Gabriel's announcement to Mary, Christ's birth, a miracle, or a sermon would be awe-inspiring. The moment, however, that perhaps best manifests pure and perfect love is the love shared between Mother and Son during Jesus' three hours on the Cross.Throughout His life, Jesus' mother was uniquely privileged to know Him like no other. She bore Him in her womb, nursed Him at her breast, bathed Him as a child, fed Him, watched Him grow, and was attentive to His every virtue. As His ministry attracted both great attention and harsh criticism, her Immaculate and motherly Heart remained perfectly attentive to Him and His mission.As tensions rose during the week of Passover, her motherly intuition filled her Immaculate Heart with an intertwining of the most holy love and sorrow imaginable. When Jesus was arrested, the pain was deeper than any human heart had ever suffered, and her resolve to be present at her Son's Passion was stronger than any earthly force could stop. No fear, threat, or sorrow could keep her from accompanying her Son to the very end. In perfect union with the will of God, Mary's love was unwavering. Her silent presence at the Cross became a testament to the boundless strength of maternal devotion. Just as she had embraced Jesus in the joy of His Nativity, she now held Him in her heart during His Passion, standing as both witness and participant in the work of redemption.As Jesus looked down at her from the Cross upon which He hung, the human consolation He received from His mother's gaze was all He needed. Her love and affection were His only remaining earthly possessions. Stripped bare, nailed to the Cross, and suffocating, His mother's love could not be taken from Him. Yet Jesus came to give all out of love—everything He possessed, including His mother. Out of love, Jesus entrusted her to John, the beloved disciple—and through him, to all of us—so that we might receive her as our own mother.As He looked at her with the deepest love ever shared between two people, He called her “Woman”—“Woman, behold your son.” By calling her “Woman,” Jesus revealed the fulfillment of her identity in salvation history. She was the woman foretold in Genesis and the woman revealed in the vision of Revelation. In that moment, when the heavens were torn open and grace poured down upon the world, Jesus' mother fulfilled her role as the New Eve and the new Mother of all the Living. She became the Mother and protector of all God's children, interceding for them with unparalleled love and participating in the mediation of God's grace. To John, who stood by her, Jesus said, “Behold, your mother.” With that, He thirsted, drank the bitter wine on a sprig of hyssop, cried out, “It is finished!,” bowed His head, and handed over His spirit.As we celebrate this Good Friday, fix your gaze upon the moment when human love, united with divine love, was revealed to the world in the most sacred way. The love between this Mother and Son, alongside the gift of His mother and the New Eve to all of us, embodies the selfless nature of divine love. Ponder the mystery. Pray that you may be spiritually drawn into that moment. Gaze upon their love and hear the Messiah, the Son of God, say to you: “Behold, your mother.” Hearing, believing, and responding to those words makes you present at that moment when love was perfected and salvation poured forth upon the world.Most glorious Lord, as You suffered upon the Cross, having nothing left in this world but Your mother, You entrusted her to us to be our mother, so that we could participate in the love that You and she shared. I do behold her as my mother, and You as my King and God. I love You and thank You with all my heart for the unfathomable gift You have given me. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image: Gent - Crucifixion paint on the wood plate by Renáta SedmákováSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Read OnlineReclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” John 13:21Love, betrayal, divine glory, and human weakness permeate today's Gospel, offering us a contrast of emotions and experiences to ponder. All forms of joys and trials affect our lives. Life is not “a bed of roses,” as the old saying goes. Besides joy, love, and excitement, we are touched by hurt, anger, fear, and anxiety. The same was true of Jesus' human experience with His disciples and all those who encountered Him. Through no fault of His own, Jesus was a polarizing figure. Some people loved Him deeply—such as His Blessed Mother, John, Mary of Bethany, and Mary of Magdala—while others despised Him, such as the scribes and Pharisees. Today's Gospel presents us with another figure whose life added great drama to the Gospel story—not because he loved or hated Jesus with passion—but because he was greedy and spiritually misguided. Today we read Saint John's account of the Last Supper. Jesus and His disciples were gathered in the Upper Room to celebrate the Passover meal. He began by washing the disciples' feet, a profound act of humble service. After this, Jesus prophesied that one of the Twelve would betray Him. When John, the Beloved Disciple, asked who the traitor was, Jesus identified Judas by handing him a morsel of food—an act of intimate friendship and trust. At that moment, “Satan entered him.” With both meekness and authority, Jesus told Judas: “What you are going to do, do quickly.” And immediately, “Judas took the morsel and left at once. And it was night” (John 13:27, 30). The night's unfolding drama did not end with Judas's betrayal. Jesus also revealed to Peter, “Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will not crow before you deny me three times” (John 13:38).Though Jesus was God, He was also fully human, capable of feeling every human emotion to a much greater degree than we are, due to the perfection of His humanity. Therefore, within Jesus' human soul we discover a profound contrast of emotions to the full range of human experience. One of the Twelve will hand Him over to death later that evening, while another, the one He would entrust with the leadership of His Church, would deny he even knew Jesus. On top of that, Jesus was fully aware that later that night He would be arrested, tortured, falsely accused, imprisoned, and await the sentence of death in the morning. He not only felt the effects of these events within His humanity, but His empathy enabled Him to perceive the experiences of the Twelve, His mother, and all who hated Him. He felt their pain, confusion, and anger far before they did, and He felt those emotions much deeper than they ever would. Only His mother, who would stand by Him faithfully at the Cross, would experience the depth of human suffering that Jesus felt within His soul.Why would God take on human nature and permit Himself to experience such pain? Because all human emotions—even pain—-needed to be intermingled with divine love. Because of the hypostatic union, all of Christ's human experiences—whether joyful or sorrowful—were perfectly united with divine love and transformed into sources of grace for those whom He loves. His courageous entrance into His Passion makes it possible for us to endure our own human trials with His strength, hope, and peace. Reflect today on your life and the experiences you endure and enjoy. If some experiences are overwhelming, know that Jesus perfectly understands, deeply empathizes, and offers a remedy. He invites you into His own trials, promising you His divine strength to untangle confusion and flood you with peace. Unite the blessings you enjoy with Jesus' Passion as well. Among Jesus' greatest earthly delights was the love His mother lavished upon Him, especially as she stood faithfully at the foot of the Cross. With our Lord, receive your blessings with gratitude and allow them to strengthen you so that you may endure your own daily trials, guided by His meekness and authority, leading you to a share in His Resurrection.My empathetic and understanding Lord, by taking on our human nature, You permitted Yourself to experience everything we experience. Though sinless, You endured the effects of sin with suffering and love. Please draw me into Your human joys and trials so that I can live my life in You, by You, and through You, receiving grace through Your humanity so as to share in Your glory and divinity. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

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JOHN THE BAPTIST taught a radical new idea: Forgiveness of sins came through repentance, not ritual—even for Gentiles. And this new doctrine was first introduced in the Book of 1 Enoch. John's teaching came from 1 Enoch 50:2–3: He heaped evil upon the sinners; but the righteous ones shall be victorious in the name of the Lord of the Spirits. He will cause the others to see this so that they may repent and forsake the deeds of their hands. There shall not be honor unto them in the name of the Lord of the Spirits. But through his name they shall be saved, and the Lord of the Spirits shall have mercy upon them, for his mercy is considerable. (James H. Charlesworth translation) The “righteous ones” were the Essenes. Scholars generally agree now that this section of 1 Enoch, the Book of Parables (chapters 37–71 of 1 Enoch), was written by one or more Essenes living in a community near the city of Magdala on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in the last quarter of the 1st century BC—in other words, just before the birth of Jesus. “The others” referred to Gentiles (and Jews who didn't follow the Law). The idea that Gentiles could be saved was a radical departure from traditional Jewish (and Essene!) teachings, which is why priests and Levites from Jerusalem came to interrogate John. We also find a prophecy of resurrection—including the resurrection of “the Elect (or Chosen) One.” Sharon's niece, Sarah Sachleben, has been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah. Our new book The Gates of Hell is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible! Derek's new book Destination: Earth, co-authored with Donna Howell and Allie Anderson, is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible! If you are looking for a text of the Book of 1 Enoch to follow our monthly study, you can try these sources: Parallel translations by R. H. Charles (1917) and Richard Laurence (1821)Modern English translation by George W. E. Nickelsburg and James VanderKam (link to book at Amazon)Book of 1 Enoch - Standard English Version by Dr. Jay Winter (link opens free PDF)Book of 1 Enoch - R. H. Charles translation (link opens free PDF) The SkyWatchTV store has a special offer on Dr. Michael Heiser's two-volume set A Companion to the Book of Enoch. Get both books, the R. H. Charles translation of 1 Enoch, and a DVD interview with Mike and Steven Bancarz for a donation of $35 plus shipping and handling. Link: https://bit.ly/heiser-enoch Follow us!• X: @gilberthouse_tv | @sharonkgilbert | @derekgilbert• Telegram: t.me/gilberthouse | t.me/sharonsroom | t.me/viewfromthebunker• YouTube: @GilbertHouse | @UnravelingRevelation | @thebiblesgreatestmysteries• Facebook.com/GilbertHouseFellowship Thank you for making our Build Barn Better project a reality! We truly appreciate your support. If you are so led, you can help out at GilbertHouse.org/donate. Get our free app! It connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs Unraveling Revelation and A View from the Bunker, and the podcast that started this journey in 2005, P.I.D. Radio. Best of all, it bypasses the gatekeepers of Big Tech! The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site! Gilbert House T-shirts and mugs! New to our store is a line of GHTV and Redwing Saga merch! Check it out at GilbertHouse.org/store! Think better, feel better! Our partners at Simply Clean Foods offer freeze-dried, 100% GMO-free food and delicious, vacuum-packed fair trade coffee from Honduras. Find out more at GilbertHouse.org/store. Our favorite Bible study tools! Check the links in the left-hand column at www.GilbertHouse.org.

JOHN THE BAPTIST taught a radical new idea: Forgiveness of sins came through repentance, not ritual—even for Gentiles. And this new doctrine was first introduced in the Book of 1 Enoch.  John's teaching came from 1 Enoch 50:2–3: He heaped evil upon the sinners; but the righteous ones shall be victorious in the name of the Lord of the Spirits. He will cause the others to see this so that they may repent and forsake the deeds of their hands. There shall not be honor unto them in the name of the Lord of the Spirits. But through his name they shall be saved, and the Lord of the Spirits shall have mercy upon them, for his mercy is considerable. (James H. Charlesworth translation) The “righteous ones” were the Essenes. Scholars generally agree now that this section of 1 Enoch, the Book of Parables (chapters 37–71 of 1 Enoch), was written by one or more Essenes living in a community near the city of Magdala on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in the last quarter of the 1st century BC—in other words, just before the birth of Jesus. “The others” referred to Gentiles (and Jews who didn't follow the Law). The idea that Gentiles could be saved was a radical departure from traditional Jewish (and Essene!) teachings, which is why priests and Levites from Jerusalem came to interrogate John.  We also find a prophecy of resurrection—including the resurrection of “the Elect (or Chosen) One.” 

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La commune de Delmas est devenue, pour de nombreux habitants, l'un des épicentres des enlèvements contre rançon. Entre octobre 2025 et février 2026, les cas se sont multipliés, installant un climat de peur permanent. Ce vendredi matin (6 mars 2026), le calme règne à Delmas 75. Les véhicules sont rares et filent à vive allure. Quelques marchands installent déjà leurs petits commerces sur les trottoirs. Mais derrière cette apparente normalité, dans les cœurs, la peur s'installe. À la base : le phénomène du kidnapping. Magdala, 24 ans, est assise calmement sur une place publique de la zone. L'enlèvement récent d'une jeune fille de son quartier la scandalise. « Ce n'est pas normal qu'en tant que jeune, on vive dans un pays où l'on n'arrête pas d'enlever des personnes, parfois pour les violer (…) Une jeune fille qui aurait pu être utile à sa famille… soit elle est violée, soit elle est tuée par la suite. Ce pays est devenu invivable », dénonce-t-elle au micro de notre correspondant à Port-au-Prince, Peterson Luxama. Entreprise florissante pour les malfrats, drame sans nom pour les familles, le kidnapping prend de l'ampleur. « Pour moi, le kidnapping est le moyen le plus rapide de décapitaliser une famille, parce qu'on exige de la victime le paiement d'une rançon, des sommes que la plupart des familles n'ont pas accumulées durant des décennies. À une certaine époque, on pouvait attribuer les enlèvements uniquement aux bandits et aux groupes de gangs armés organisés. Mais aujourd'hui, il y a même des agents des forces de l'ordre, censés nous protéger, qui seraient impliqués dans des réseaux de kidnapping », avance Josué Estinvil, habitant de Delmas. De graves séquelles Le kidnapping frappe à la porte de tous. Jeunes ou adultes, femmes ou filles, aucune catégorie n'est épargnée. Une situation dénoncée par les organisations de défense des droits humains. « D'octobre 2025 à février 2026, nous avons constaté dans la commune de Delmas une hausse des cas d'enlèvements suivis de séquestrations contre rançon, rapporte Marie Rosy Auguste Ducenat, responsable de programmes au sein du Réseau national de défense des droits humains. Il s'agit d'un phénomène qui laisse des séquelles graves, des séquelles énormes chez les victimes, particulièrement chez les femmes et les filles qui sont souvent violées ou qui sont menacées d'être violées. Elles nous affirment par la suite se sentir souillées même si elles n'ont pas effectivement subi de viol. » Aujourd'hui, dans plusieurs quartiers de Port-au-Prince, notamment dans la commune de Delmas, la peur dicte les déplacements, modifie les habitudes et fragilise davantage un tissu social déjà éprouvé.   Des législatives dans le calme en Colombie La Colombie a voté hier (8 mars 2026) pour renouveler la Chambre basse et le Sénat. Des élections législatives tests à trois mois de la présidentielle, marquées par une forte progression de la coalition de gauche du chef de l'État sortant Gustavo Petro. El Espectador estime que ces élections ont été un succès pour les institutions colombiennes. Le processus a certes été entaché par des accusations de fraudes, de corruption, de la violence, mais El Espectador préfère retenir que la polarisation et les tensions n'ont pas empêché l'élection d'un Congrès diversifié, représentant l'ensemble du spectre politique. D'autant qu'avec 21 millions de Colombiens qui se sont déplacés aux urnes, la participation est la plus élevée depuis 1990. C'est ce que souligne La Silla Vacia. El Tiempo juge de son côté que ce scrutin est l'illustration d'« une démocratie solide ». « Démocratie, nom féminin », titre enfin El Colombiano. Car hasard du calendrier, ces élections législatives se sont tenues le même jour que la journée internationale des droits des femmes. Et il s'avère qu'hier, (8 mars 2026) 40% des candidats au Congrès étaient des candidates. Un progrès. Mais El Colombiano estime que c'est encore trop peu, alors que les femmes représentent 51% de la population colombienne. Dans le New York Times, vous pourrez lire comment un décret présidentiel sur le glyphosate signé le mois dernier (février 2026) protège aussi la production d'une arme extrêmement controversée. Ça se passe cette fois aux États-Unis. Le glyphosate, c'est ce désherbant accusé d'être cancérigène. Il est fabriqué par l'entreprise allemande Bayer. Et il est notamment composé de phosphore blanc, un produit également fabriqué par Bayer qui sert aussi pour produire les munitions incendiaires de l'armée états-unienne. Et qu'Israël est accusée de l'avoir utilisé contre des civils à Gaza et au Liban en 2023.   Concerts de casseroles à La Havane À Cuba, où les coupures de courant se multiplient en raison du blocus énergétique imposé par les États-Unis. Ce qui provoque la colère d'une partie de la population. La contestation enfle à La Havane malgré une forte présence policière, notamment dans les quartiers de Regla et Guanabacoa. C'est que rapporte 14ymedio. Ces manifestations contre le pouvoir s'accompagnent de feux de déchets. « Un geste significatif, écrit 14ymedio, car les déchets qui inondent la ville reflètent la misère dans laquelle vit la population ». En Bolivie, les zones de recharges hydriques, souvent situées en montagne, sont essentielles, car elles fournissent de l'eau aux communautés proches mais également aux villes et villages alentour. En échange de la protection de ces zones, les habitants des zones rurales reçoivent de l'aide pour améliorer leur accès à l'eau ou pour développer des activités économiques respectueuses de l'environnement. Reportage au nord de la capitale La Paz, par notre correspondant Nils Sabin.

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Skeptics said synagogues didn't exist in Galilee during Jesus' lifetime. They were wrong. They said crucified victims were never buried. They were wrong. They said the Gospel writers invented details about first-century Palestine. Wrong again.Dr. Craig Evans, one of the world's leading scholars on the historical Jesus and New Testament archaeology, has spent decades connecting physical discoveries to the Gospel narratives. He's authored over 70 books, founded the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute, lectured at Cambridge, Oxford, and Yale, and appeared on BBC, the History Channel, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. In this episode, he walks us through the discoveries that secular Israeli archaeologists rely on the Gospels as their primary sources, why skeptical theories collapse under the weight of evidence, and how the skeletal remains of a crucified man confirm that Jesus would have been buried exactly as the Gospels describe. This conversation will transform how you read the New Testament.In this episode, you will learn:Why Israeli archaeologists, even non-believing ones, use Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts as their most reliable sourcesThe discovery of first-century synagogues at Magdala and what they reveal about Jesus' ministryWhat the Theodotus Inscription proves about synagogues existing in Jerusalem before 70 ADHow the Pilate Stone and Caiaphas Ossuary confirm key figures from the Passion narrativesWhy the Gospel writers showed remarkable restraint and integrity in recording only what Jesus actually saidThe archaeological evidence that crucified victims in Jewish Palestine were in fact buriedHow the skeletal remains of Yehohanan, a crucified man with a nail still in his heel, validates Gospel burial accountsWhy Joseph of Arimathea's burial of Jesus is historically plausible and fits Jewish law perfectlyThe stunning continuity of village memory that preserved the location of Jesus' tomb for centuriesCheck out Dr. Craig Evans' work:Website: https://www.craigaevans.comJesus and His World: The Archaeological EvidenceFabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the GospelsThe Bible Seminary: https://www.thebibleseminary.eduStay Connected with Johnny Ova and The Dig In Podcast: Subscribe and follow The Dig In Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thejohnnyova Follow all things Johnny: https://linktr.ee/johnnyova Grab Johnny's book, The Revelation Reset: https://a.co/d/hiUkW8H

Archaeologist and author Amanda Hope Haley joins Ginny Yurich for a conversation that makes the Bible feel both more historically grounded and more alive. From sixth-grade “digs” and a life-changing biblical archaeology class to fieldwork near ancient sites and fresh discoveries that keep rewriting what we think we know, Amanda explains how archaeology doesn't “prove” Scripture—it illuminates it, clears away centuries of assumptions, and restores the texture of the ancient world. They talk Noah's Ark (and why the obsession misses the point), the surprising power of stone memorials, why traditions sometimes get mistaken for text, and how new finds—like the excavation of Magdala—can sharpen our understanding of familiar stories without shaking faith. Plus, an unforgettable Amish family story, a quick, mind-bending detour into space and the James Webb telescope, and a closing childhood memory under the stars that perfectly fits the 1000 Hours Outside message. Find everything Amanda Hope Haley offers here: https://www.amandahopehaley.com Get your copy of Stones That Speak here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday, 30 January 2026   When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” Matthew 16:13   “And Jesus, having come to the allotments – Caesarea, the Phillipi, He entreated His disciples, saying, ‘Whom they say, the men, Me to be, the Son of Man?'” (CG).   In the previous verse, the disciples finally clued in to what Jesus was trying to teach them. His words about the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees were speaking of their evil doctrine. Matthew now continues the narrative of their time after arriving on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, saying, “And Jesus, having come to the allotments – Caesarea, the Phillipi.”   A new word, Kaisareia, Caesarea, is introduced. It is derived from Kaisar, Caesar, a Latin word referring to the title of the Roman Emperor. Caesarea refers to two places in the area of Israel. The first is this location, Caesarea Philippi. Of this location, Albert Barnes says –   “There were two cities in Judea called Caesarea. One was situated on the borders of the Mediterranean (See the notes at Acts 8:40), and the other was the one mentioned here. This city was greatly enlarged and ornamented by Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod, and called Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Tiberius Caesar. To distinguish it from the other Caesarea the name of Philip was added to it, and it was called Caesarea Philippi, or Caesarea of Philippi. It was situated in the boundaries of the tribe of Naphtali, at the foot of Mount Hermon.”   Having come to this general area, “He entreated His disciples, saying, ‘Whom they say, the men, Me to be, the Son of Man?'” Translations consider His words in one of two ways. One is “Whom do men say that I am? The Son of Man?”, or “Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”   The latter is correct. Jesus has referred to Himself as the Son of Man nine times already, making this the tenth. Peter's answer will also show that He is not asking if people say He is the Son of Man. Rather, He is asking what He, the Son of Man, is called by others. He is preparing them for a great pronouncement by asking this probing question first.   Life application: Jesus came to His own country in Matthew 13:53-58. He was rejected by them. In Matthew 14:1-12, the account of the beheading of John the Baptist was given. That was followed by the feeding of the five thousand in Matthew 14:13-21.   Jesus then walked on the sea, as is recorded in Matthew 14:22-33. From there, they came to the area of Gennesaret, at which time He fully saved all who simply touched Him. In Matthew 15:1-20, it then noted the traditions of the Jews which Jesus condemned, explaining that what comes out of a man is what defiles, not what enters into him.   That was then followed by His journey to the allotments of Tyre and Sidon, where the faith of the Canaanite woman was noted, and her daughter was saved. After that, Jesus went around the Sea of Galilee to the eastern side of it. There, He healed many and eventually fed four thousand. After feeding them, they crossed the Galilee, coming to the region of Magdala.   While there, He was accosted by the Pharisees and Sadducees who looked for a sign from heaven. He told them no sign would be given but the sign of Jonah. Once that was complete, they once again crossed the Sea of Galilee to the eastern side, being instructed on the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Now in the account, they have remained on this eastern side and gone north to the area of Caesarea Philippi.   This crisscrossing of the land and the Sea of Galilee all has a purpose. Jesus' movements are being used as a walking instructional tool in what God is doing in redemptive history. It is good to stop and reconsider where He has gone and where He is at any given time. By considering these things, we can follow what God is doing in reconciling the world to Himself through Jesus.   Each area visited, each topographical marker that is mentioned, and each thing Jesus does is being woven into a marvelous tapestry for us to ponder and learn from. Keep paying attention to the details, both from a micro and macro viewpoint. God is telling us a story of humanity's long trek back to Him, and it is all centered on Jesus.   Lord God, it would make no sense for You to send Your Son into the world unless there was something to be gained from it. His life of trials and burdens, culminating in His cross and resurrection, tells us that there is a great plan that has been put in place to bring Your people to a place we cannot even imagine at this time. We are grateful to be on this journey because of Jesus! Thank You for the sure hope we possess. Amen.