The Disciple From Missouri
Sermons For Lent And Easter
The disciple from Missouri, "Didymus" which in the Greek
language means "Twin," the Doubter. The founder of Christianity
in India. He is known by many nicknames. We know him as Thomas,
one of the 12 disciples Jesus called to follow him from the
Galilean Sea to the cobbled streets of the holy city of
Jerusalem. In this chapter we meet the man Peter Marshall called
the disciple from Missouri.
The three synoptic gospels simply list Thomas as one of the 12
disciples. We get no insights into the heart of this Galilean