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Mary and Martha are Contrasted

This familiar story appears only in Luke, yet these two ladies, Mary and Martha, are among the most famous of all Bible characters. The village where Martha opened her home to Jesus was Bethany, which was just a few miles east of Jerusalem (v. 38). Jesus stays in Bethany duri …

IllustrationDaddy who Broght Work Home to do.

I am reminded of a father who brought things home from work in this “gotta do more” world. His little boy asked, “Mother, why does Daddy bring all that stuff home every night?” Mother answered, “Well honey, Daddy is so busy he just can’t get all his wor …