FIVE PARTS / A LIFE TO FOLLOW SLOWLY

Follow the
footsteps.

Begin with his family and world, walk through the ministry, listen to the teaching, and stay through the final days and the resurrection. The chapters offer an overview; the close encounters give individual moments room to unfold.

Begin at the beginning ↗
An artistic scene of the Samaritan woman questioning Jesus beside the well

A CLOSER ENCOUNTER / JOHN 4

He asked for water.

Come to the well ↗
Artistic scene of Mary recognizing Jesus in the garden

A CLOSER ENCOUNTER / JOHN 20

When he said her name.

Enter the garden ↗
Artistic scene of Jesus joining the two disciples on the road to Emmaus

A CLOSER ENCOUNTER / LUKE 24

The stranger on the road.

Walk to Emmaus ↗
01

The beginnings

A world of expectation, a family, a child, and the years that remain mostly quiet.

01Artistic scene: Before the first footsteps

Judea & Galilee

A world awaiting

Before the first footsteps

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02Artistic scene: Mary, Joseph & the beginning

Nazareth · Bethlehem

Small enough to hold

Mary, Joseph & the beginning

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03Artistic scene: Growing up in Nazareth

Nazareth

The ordinary, made holy

Growing up in Nazareth

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02

The invitation

The river, the wilderness, the shore, and the people who begin to follow.

04Artistic scene: The river & the wilderness

The Jordan · Wilderness

Into the silence

The river & the wilderness

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05Artistic scene: The first people who followed

The Sea of Galilee

Come. And see.

The first people who followed

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06Artistic scene: The people beside him

Galilee

More than twelve

The people beside him

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03

Learning along the way

Listen to the teaching, meet people in need, and follow the road toward Jerusalem.

07Artistic scene: Listening on the hillside

Galilee

A different way to live

Listening on the hillside

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08Artistic scene: Fear, healing & trust

The Sea of Galilee

When the water rises

Fear, healing & trust

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09Artistic scene: Turning toward Jerusalem

Galilee → Jerusalem

The road grows quiet

Turning toward Jerusalem

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04

Love through the final days

The table, the garden, the cross, and those who remain.

10Artistic scene: The supper & the garden

Jerusalem

Love, at the table

The supper & the garden

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11Artistic scene: The cross & the burial

Jerusalem · Golgotha

Stay near

The cross & the burial

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05

The morning & the road ahead

Resurrection, recognition, and a story that opens toward the world.

12Artistic scene: Resurrection & a new beginning

Jerusalem · Galilee

And then, morning

Resurrection & a new beginning

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THE STORY CONTINUES

Beyond
the familiar roads.

The New Testament reader continues through Acts, the letters, and Revelation. These books are available in full; their illustrated narrative expansion is still ahead.

Begin Acts ↗