John

In biblical Greek, the word we translate as “abide” is active rather than passive.

Thomas’s experience with the risen Christ is a testament to the possibilities Easter creates.

Holly Carey turns up the brightness on the most faithful disciples in the gospels: the women.

Holly Carey turns up the brightness on the most faithful disciples in the gospels: the women.

Holly Carey turns up the brightness on the most faithful disciples in the gospels: the women.

Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem is full of confrontation.

On the cross, the God-man who has repeatedly declared “I am” now begins to say that he is not.

On the cross, the God-man who has repeatedly declared “I am” now begins to say that he is not.

How might the church’s history have been different if foot washing had caught on more widely?

This is a fearful time, especially for those who are being targeted by some of the currents of our cultural wars.

There is no greater evidence of how much Letha Dawson Scanzoni valued relationships than her letters.

“If you really want to live you’ve gotta die” is a puzzle that could leave you off kilter your whole life long.

What has always interested me about the John 3:16 signs is the singular focus.

When John 3 came up I used to preach on the dangers of fixating on one verse. Now I cringe at that memory.

Churches often live in an uneasy relationship with their property.

Christians have an opportunity to eschew euphemisms and talk honestly about mortality.

Christians have an opportunity to eschew euphemisms and talk honestly about mortality.

Whatever Jesus is attacking, it isn’t the practices of the people coming to the temple to worship.

Jesus’ word of insight to Nathanael seems a lot like a carnival grift.