Blogging Towards Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018
John 20:1-18 Since Christmas, we’ve been journeying through the Gospel of John on Sunday mornings. We’ve seen the careful theological construction of his story-telling. He begins with the … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 25, 2018
John 12:12-27, 19:16b-22 Throughout John, Jesus has talked of his hour to come. Today’s first text announces its arrival. It debuts along with a curious parable spoken in the aftermath … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 18, 2018
John 19:1-16a Throughout John, Jesus has talked of his hour to come. Now it arrives with his judgment, mockery, scourging, condemnation and rejection by his people. The first … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 11, 2018
John 18:28-40 Today’s scripture passage relates the climactic moment in a trial motif that spans the Gospel of John. It begins in chapter 1:14-18 with God’s Word spoken into … Continue reading
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
