Thursday, November 26, 2020

In the News ... "‘Doubting Thomas’ a universal example"

Painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 
• Apostle’s failure of faith turned to dedication

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American


ODESSA, TEXAS - Remembered as “Doubting Thomas” for his skepticism that Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead, the Apostle Thomas ever since has encouraged Christians who waver in their faith.

The Revs. Jay Armstrong, Gian Carlo Villatoro and Darren Willis say that after Jesus appeared to Thomas and let him see the nail prints in his hands and feel the spear wound in his side, Thomas became one of the most dedicated apostles, ministering in India for 20 years and establishing seven churches in the southwestern state of Kerala ...

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