“The Gospels are shining a light on what they ... some kind of seed in his mind that he had this auspicious birth, that there was a weight on his shoulders, that [Jesus] might actually be ...

‘The most important one’ answered Jesus, is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind ...

"If you want your mind to be free of anxiety, make determined, definite choices as to what you allow into it." Humanity, he said, does not need to be anxious or worry, as "there's a bright light ...

Jesus is the Light of the World. Light has come into the ... This is true right here—in my heart, mind, and soul, and in yours. The apostle Paul aptly describes this pervasive and universal ...

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Standing just a few feet from those massive beacons of light, Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (v.

The Transfiguration reveals Jesus’ identity. That he is God: “His face shown like the sun and his clothes became white as light.” Jesus’ divinity is revealed: the God “dwelling in ...

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light’” (Matthew 11:28-30). Those townfolk listening to Jesus would have been familiar with “yoke,” a connecting wooden crosspiece that farmers ...