Barty Badger
John 11 is the story of Lazarus. Take a moment to read it. Jesus’ dear friend had died. And Jesus wept — he was so sad. But then he did something no one expected. He went to the tomb and called into the dark, “Lazarus, come out!” And Lazarus came out.
Barty Badger
Once, Jesus healed a man who was born blind. Pause for a moment and read John 9:1-41. That’s amazing! The man had never seen in his life until he saw Jesus. But there were lots of other people who couldn’t see that what Jesus did was
Barty Badger
There's a story about Jesus at a well, talking to a woman from a place called Samaria. You can read about it in John 4. Other people, and even the woman herself, had all kinds of reasons why Jesus shouldn’t be talking to her, but he still
Barty Badger
In the Bible is a story called The Transfiguration. You can read it in Matthew 7:1-9. Jesus took three friends up on a mountain and then he changed. He became all shiny and bright and God spoke and said in loud words “THIS IS MY SON AND I
Barty Badger
We heard Jesus say whoever listens to these words of mine and does them is wise. Pause for a moment and read Matthew 7:24. I was thinking about that, about what it means to both listen and do what Jesus says, when I heard this story and it helped
Stories
Jesus told people that they didn't have to worry. Pause for a moment and read Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus noticed that people spent a lot of time thinking and thinking and thinking about what they would wear tomorrow and what they would eat next week and other
The stories, characters, and world of Old Raven's Forest are © 2026 Chris Wall. Please don't reproduce them without permission, but do share them with someone you love.