2021-03-28. The Disciples, Thomas

The last of the disciples in our series is Thomas. Thomas is also called Didymus (John 20:24) which means “twin”. Whether he was quite literally a twin, or whether it was just a name given to him, we just don’t know. If he did have a twin, we know nothing about him...

2021-03-21. The Disciples, Thaddaeus

Today we look at the disciple who is identified as Judas (not Iscariot) by John, as Judas son of James by Luke, and as Thaddaeus by Matthew and Mark. The King James also uses the name Lebbaeus in Matthew 10:3, though in other translations his name in this verse is...

2021-03-14. The Disciples, Philip

The first three gospels virtually ignore Philip, he is included in their lists of the disciples, but that is all. Only John gives us more detail: Aside: there is mention of a believer called Philip in Acts. He appears in Acts 8 where he preaches the word in Samaria,...