Do you know what your name means? Have you researched it? Did you know that the name Rachel means, Ewe – a female sheep? Growing up, I used to say that name was fitting for me because I was as stubborn as a sheep. Determination and endurance to see what I wanted to come true were strong traits. Recently, the meaning of the name has changed for me. Instead of seeing myself as stubborn, the picture has tenderly changed to a little sheep yearning to follow her Shepherd.

When you were growing up, did you ever try to block your sibling from coming in a room? You stood behind the door, feet planted, trying desperately to hold him off as he pushed from the other side? It was difficult!

What do the bread of life, the Passover, and the twelve disciples’ training all have in common?

Jesus is known in the gospel of John by describing Himself with a series of titles that are labelled the, I Am’s. But John isn’t the first time this name was mentioned. Explore the beginning of the name I Am and what it means to gain a deeper understanding of your loving and powerful God.