In John’s Gospel, the resurrected Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene and then to the disciples. Except for Thomas. Somehow he was missing. Often people speak of “doubting Thomas”, but I’m not sure that’s quite fair to Thomas. But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. […]
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Sitting by the Pool
1. After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2. Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. 3. In these lay many invalids–blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5. One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight […]
Following Jesus
Today’s Daily Lectionary Gospel reading is John 1:43-51 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the […]
What happened in Samaria, doesn’t stay there.
Sometimes it is good to spend some time with familiar stories. John 4:1-42 is the well known story of Jesus and the Woman of Samaria, or the Woman at the Well. It’s a big story and there are many things to think about when we read it. The writer of John pays a lot […]
Proper Judgment
The story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) is a familiar story. Then each of them went home, while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes […]
Reading the Scriptures like a Pharisee
It was a disconcerting day, the day I realized that the Pharisees and I had a lot in common. In the past I had read the gospels assuming that I naturally would have known that Jesus is the Messiah. I certainly would have been among the disciples. It wasn’t even possible that I would have questioned […]
Two men named John and Jesus
John’s gospel is the odd one. The other three, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, tell a similar story- that’s why they are called the “synoptic” (one eye/view) gospels. But just when we thing we have Jesus figured out, the Gospel of John comes along. The author of “John” has a different view of Jesus. Now John isn’t […]
