John

They put us in touch with essential things that we know to be dear or wrong.

Mary has learned that God spares nothing in loving us.

Thomas might be the patron saint of a secular age.

Mary has no hand to clutch or shoulder to lean on.

Diving into the disciples’ grief invites us to be honest about our own.

Diving into the disciples’ grief invites us to be honest about our own.

In a pandemic, the practices associated with Maundy Thursday feel nearly transgressive.

Were Mary and Martha at the Last Supper? It’s possible.

Any conversation about salvation should include both an eschatological aspect and one that is relevant to our lives here and now.

I don’t know if this is the pandemic’s end game. I do know that new things are already being born in us.

The wedding at Cana is a reminder that Jesus’ kingdom is a miraculous kingdom—a mystical kingdom.

What is the story within the story that we need to hear anew?

It’s hard to believe in an enchanted world.

This John text causes us to directly contemplate the nature of Jesus’ truth claims.

This John text causes us to directly contemplate the nature of Jesus’ truth claims.

This John text causes us to directly contemplate the nature of Jesus’ truth claims.

The first step of repentance is telling the truth about ourselves.

Ultimately, the reign of God is God’s government set up in the human heart.

Ultimately, the reign of God is God’s government set up in the human heart.

Ultimately, the reign of God is God’s government set up in the human heart.