By DANIEL MCCABE— “Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you.” 1 Peter 3:15 Mrs. Taylor, my third grade teacher, taught me the multiplication tables. When I concentrate I can still remember those days. Nine times three—twenty-seven. Nine times four—thirty six. I…
By DANIEL MCCABE— “Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” Luke 14:23 As the youngest of four growing up in the piney woods of northeast Texas I lived in the shadow of my older brother and sisters. Going through Sunday School classes and…
by Daniel McCabe— Temple Mount Teaching on the End of the Age Luke 21:6, “As for these things which you see, the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.” It has had many names over the years—Mount Moriah, the threshing floor of Araunah,…
by Daniel McCabe– The First Miracle John 2:11, “This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory.” Five dusty faces smiled quietly as they crossed over the “state” line from Judea into Galilee. Memories of their past four days in Judea danced joyfully in their hearts. Andrew and Philip would…
by Daniel McCabe Birth Announcement to Mary Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” She stepped outside into a typical April morning. Her eyes in a tight squint as a bright rush of sunshine poured over the top of Mt. Tabor to the east. The smell of barley hung in the mountain air as…
by Daniel McCabe Burial and Resurrection John 20:15, “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’” Sitting in a beautiful garden, surrounded by color and life, Mary could only think about the sorrows and confusion surrounding Jesus’ death. In her grief she could not possibly consider leaving the garden and…
by Daniel McCabe The Crucifixion, part 1 Luke 23:33, “And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.” “There my burdened soul found liberty—at Calvary,” goes the chorus of a popular hymn. Every Christian immediately recognizes…
by Daniel McCabe Miracles at Peter’s House Matthew 8:15, “And He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she arose and served them.” The silhouette of a lone gull glided peacefully above the undisturbed waters of the Sea of Galilee as Sabbath services concluded and worshippers headed home to await sundown and an…
by Daniel McCabe Healing of the Lame Man John 5:6, “When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, ‘Do you want to be made well?’” The Lamb of God stepped through the Sheep Gate just north of the temple precincts. …
by Daniel McCabe The Stilling of the Storm Psalm 89:8-9, “O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds you. You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them.” The boat builders, tanners and fishermen that lived along the pebbled shores of a…