James, The Brother of Jesus

They were expecting God to send them a Messiah not to raise one up from right in their midst!
Imagine growing up in the same family as Jesus. While the Bible is largely silent on those early years, clues scattered throughout the Gospels tell of an often-strained relationship between Jesus and His brothers during His ministry. Who can miss the haunting sadness in Jesus’ statement, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home”?
The Desire of Ages observes that tens...