4th Sunday in Lent March 30, 2014 John 9:1-41 If this story doesn’t convince you that John is a master story-teller, nothing will. A pastor friend of mine is looking for someone to turn this into a musical comedy. You can almost see the staging, and find the place for the songs and […]
Born Anew
2nd Sunday of Christmas January 5, 2014 John 1: 1-18 Christmas is pretty much over for the rest of the world, and most people have already failed to keep many of their more ambitious New Year’s resolutions. But today is actually the 12th day of Christmas, and the lights and decorations come down after […]
Study Guide for Next Week, John Chapters 13-17, appears at the end of the Sermon. Study Guide for the Gospel According to John, 7-13 Misunderstanding and Double Meaning: One of John’s stylistic features is having Jesus use figurative language to explain something “that comes from above,” and having that language misunderstood by the hearers. Think […]