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The Road to Emmaus
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Luke 24:13-35 (ESV)
Personal Testimonies
We cannot testify as Jesus testified on the Road to Emmaus, and our own testimony won't be as compelling as that of Cleopas and his companion. But we all have faith to share and we never know who will be impacted by our own experiences.
from Bruce B :
Each season of life has it’s unique issues and challenges, opportunities, joys and failures. Looking back on 7 decades, there is much for reflection. Read more.
from KTN:
After decades of being a nominal Protestant, attending church only for weddings and funerals, I read CS Lewis's single sentence, "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
I am slow but I am not stupid. This was a profound revelation to me, who had been in the "moderately important" camp. It started me on a marvelous spiritual journey, which continues and for which I am most deeply grateful.
From Becky M:
Prior to my becoming a Christian, I always wanted to know whether I was going to Heaven or hell. Being Catholic, it seemed almost impossible to go to heaven without confession just before I died. I was a good Catholic and a good person. I decided to look for the answer to my question and after attending many denominations I found the answer to my question. All I needed to do was to ask Jesus into my life and have a personal relationship with Him and ask forgiveness for my sins and I would be assured of Heaven. It was so easy.
from Karen P:
Christian Legacy – kindness and service. Read more
From Ken R:
When my parents divorced upon my dad’s return from Europe at the end of WWII, my mother had moved from California to Denver, CO. Read more.
from Tom C:
I grew up in a small university town in the 50's and 60's. My parents were, to be charitable, agnostic, but given that the university included an Episcopal seminary, I grew up knowing a lot of clergymen and going to church enough to learn a lot of the basics of the Christian faith, .... Read more.
Consider sending in your testimony. We all have a story to tell.
Look at your testimony as your personal page on this website. Of course, you should provide your testimony and your page will be available to anyone visiting the site. But you can include pretty much anything you want - text, images, videos, artwork, links. You can retain or drop the standard header and footer you see on all the other pages on this website. You can bookmark the page so you can go straight to it. Whatever. I am just tossing out ideas for you. This is your chance to be creative. Send me your text, images, etc. and describe roughly what you'd like. I'll put together something and we can adjust things from there. You can even have additional pages, linked to from the first page, though let's not get too carried away.
Tom C's testimony includes some extra content to give you some ideas as to what you can include on your testimony page. Take a look.