Blogging Towards Sunday, March 4, 2018
John 18:12-27 Today’s scripture is like modern movie story-telling in which two scenes unfold simultaneously in different spots: the interrogation of Jesus and that of Peter. This passages, near … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 25, 2018
John 13:1-17 Today’s scripture is again punctuated by paradoxes and misunderstanding. Jesus takes an every-day task (washing the feet of guests) and turns the world upside down by … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 18, 2018
John 11:1-45 This week’s scripture is filled with contrasts and paradoxes. Jesus is the word, from the beginning, in whom is life. The light that shines invincibly in … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 4, 2019
John 4:1-42 Today’s scripture is easy to follow, but without some background information, it’s also easy to misunderstand. Samaria: For Jews in Israel, Samaria is a place to … Continue reading
Bloging Towards Sunday, January 28, 2018
John 3:1-21 Today’s scripture contains the most often quoted Bible verse in American culture (3:16). But we often forget the context, because you can’t fit that on a … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 21, 2018
John 2:13-25 Today’s scripture goes straight to the ways in which it is different than the other three (Synoptic) gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). In the latter, Jesus goes to … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 14, 2018
John 2: 1-11 John is the fourth gospel, significantly different than the other three (Matthew, Mark and Luke – often called the Synoptic Gospels). In John the first … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 7, 2018
John 1:35-51 John tells the story of the call of the first disciples differently than the story told in the other gospels, even thought at least two of … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, December 31, 2017
John 1:19-34 We move into our reading of the gospel of John with an accounting of John the Baptizer. The story is a collection of episodes, each focused around … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, December 24, 2017
John 1:1-18 This week we again read a soaring piece of prophetic poetry, this time from the gospel of John. The prologue (chapter 1) is unique, and believed … Continue reading
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