Doing What He Did
For Sunday, May 15, 2016 – John 14:8-17, (25-27) Philip says to Jesus, “Show us the one you call Father. Then we will be satisfied.” Jesus is taken aback: “How can you say that? After all this time, what am I, chopped liver?” Even more audacious is Philip’s idea that seeing what lies beyond them will […]
The Heart of It All
For Sunday, May 8, 2016 – John 17:20-26 Jesus longs to plant deeply within all who will listen the central truth of his life—that at the heart of it all is love. The love of God has poured prodigally into Jesus, causing the love of Jesus to pour into his friends so that the love […]
Just Love
For Sunday, April 24, 2016 – John 13:31-35 and Sunday, May 1, 2016 – John 14:23-29 Jesus knows his time on earth is growing short, and whether or not we will comprehend the essential heart of his message, whether or not we will dare to embody it, lies in the balance. Succinctly, he sums up […]
Where Is the Proof?
For Sunday, April 17, 2016 – John 10:22-30 Jesus is at the temple — or rather, just outside the temple, where teachers liked to gather to discuss and defend their religious views — during the Festival of Dedication. The Feast of Dedication recalled a miracle of light that had occurred after the temple was ransacked […]
