Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs ...
(RNS) The Bible tells us little about Nicodemus. But Christians have found ways to dramatize his journey from skeptical Pharisee to the foot of the cross. (RNS) He came to Jesus at night, sneaking off ...
It was established in 1877 during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War when pioneers from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi came to seek out homelands. “These folks were ex-slaves, ...
Wagon wheel impressions still mark the earth of the western Kansas prairie, where, beginning in 1877, formerly enslaved Black people journeyed across the plains. Those ruts, a physical reminder of ...
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How Nicodemus became a symbol of frontier independence

Nicodemus was founded by formerly enslaved men and women who chose the frontier over dependency. They arrived with little ...
Books invite us to ask questions, ponder, and even change our minds. When we imagine Nicodemus, we tend to think of night. We first meet the religious teacher in John 3. When Jesus tells him he must ...
Editor’s note: This story is part of a past Black History Month KCQ series and was fueled by questions from students in Kansas City area Black Student Unions. Students at Washington High School in KCK ...
Spencer Nicodemus was 18 years old, a senior at Joplin High School, an Eagle Scout and a mentor to young children, with whom he was playing basketball on March 2. But as he was playing a sport he ...
He came to Jesus at night, sneaking off to see the man behind the miracles. He was a powerful Pharisee, a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. He wasn't supposed to mix with the motley ...