Jesus hears of the illness and death of his friend, Lazarus, then raises him from the dead. In this episode, we walk with Jesus as he journeys to the home of Martha and Mary. Go with him to the tomb ...

"'Yes, Lord,' she replied, 'I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world'" (John 11:20-27). Stop right there. Fast forward to a passage near the end of John’s ...

Sunday, March 26, is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. In today’s Gospel, we hear the story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. As is proper with all the Gospel accounts, we must not see this as merely a ...

As previously noted, the Gospels of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent can always use the “scrutiny readings” — the readings for preparing catechumens for Easter Baptism — which happen also ...

“Jesus raises Lazarus," from the Jesus MAFA Project at Vanderbilt Divinity School This article is excerpted from Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle (HarperOne). “It’s a big thing,” ...

This is Italian artist Giotto di Bondone’s depiction of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in one of Jesus’ last miracles before he was crucified. Di Bondone lived from 1267-1337. (Courtesy Photo) ...

A version of this story appeared in the Higher Ground newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Higher Ground delivered directly to your inbox each Sunday. As Christians contemplate ...

CNN's "Finding Jesus" explores the place where, according to tradition, Jesus brought his friend Lazarus back to life. Watch Sundays at 9p ET/PT on CNN.

Have you ever been through a crisis? Maybe you’re going through one now. There are three important lessons we can learn in John 11 about how to hang on in times of crisis. Jesus gets word that his ...