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Jesus and the Children of Galilee - Belinda Ford Kramer
Jesus and the
Children of Galilee
© 2015 by Belinda Ford Kramer
All rights reserved
ISBN: 978-1-62020-528-0
eISBN: 978-1-62020-435-1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Information
Dedication
Chapter 1: The Man on the Shore
Chapter 2: An Extraordinary Catch
Chapter 3: The Healer
Chapter 4: Two Brothers
Chapter 5: Fishers of Men
Chapter 6: A Lesson in Forgiveness
Chapter 7: In Search of a Prophet
Chapter 8: The Healer Speaks
Chapter 9: Two Fish and Five Loaves
Chapter 10: The Best Fish
Chapter 11: Waiting for a Messiah
Chapter 12: A Special Invitation
Chapter 13: The Dinner Guest
Chapter 14: Dreams of a Pharisee
Chapter 15: Joel the Doubter
Chapter 16: Finding the Healer
Chapter 17: Losing Leah
Chapter 18: The Awakening
Chapter 19: Leah's Memory
Chapter 20: A Butterfly
Chapter 21: The Chosen
Chapter 22: Following Jesus
Chapter 23: A Call to Lead
Chapter 24: The Kingdom
Chapter 25: The Arrest
Chapter 26: The Crown and the Cross
Chapter 27: Losing a Friend
Chapter 28: The True King
Chapter 29: A Familiar Voice
Epilogue
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Contact Information
And he said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
~ Matthew 18:3 NIV
CHAPTER 1
THE MAN ON THE SHORE
THE ORANGE BALL OF THE sun had risen, and two tan boys ran barefoot along the Galilee. They were born of the same mother, but were as different as the shores of the immense Galilee, rocky on some stretches and sandy on others. Benjamin, the younger brother, waded into the water and threw out his net. He was small but agile for ten. Always running, his dark hair was often a wavy mess. Along the shore or through the marketplace, his gait was never too slow. He surveyed the water and the other fishermen on the boats. They were pulling the larger nets that had been cast through the night.
His older brother Joel stood nearby. Lanky and tall for twelve, he was darker and quieter than his brother. Joel preferred to stay away from the water and the wind. Though he tended to his family responsibility by helping with its fishing business, Joel’s ambitions lay in the town’s synagogue. At night, he would quietly recite the Holy Scriptures he had memorized since he was a much younger boy. Black curls framed his long, angular face, which held a serious expression most of the time. Although he was usually reserved when he was asked anything, he spoke with confidence.
I guess we won’t have any fish to bring in today,
Joel said. He carried the basket while Benjamin threw the net farther out. After he dragged in yet another empty net, he slung it over his shoulder. Still, they had thrown it in all the feeding spots they knew well.
Well, I guess you’re right again,
said Benjamin. They should give up, he thought.
He was walking briskly with his brother when he noticed a man looking out across the sea with all its activity. The morning breeze tossed the hem of the man’s tunic as he stood, gaze fixed on the fishermen. As the boys passed, he looked at them with a smile that beckoned them to look longer. It was an expression that, unlike others, had an uncommon brightness. His eyes held the same warmth. Its effect seemed to permeate through the brothers. The casual tone of his voice sounded almost familiar, although Benjamin had never seen him before.
Are you catching many today?
the man asked with interest.
Not a single one,
Benjamin said with