See part 1 yesterday Jesus talks a lot in John, to a lot of different people, many of whom are identified by name. In the first chapter he talks to his first followers. In chapter two, he talks with his mom, with his followers. And then he makes a public spectacle, showing how he sounds […]

It’s a common question for people learning to pray: ”What am I doing wrong?” It comes when we are asking God for clarity about something. It can be general: “Help me know what to do.” It can be specific: “Help me know the career, the next step, the right relationship.” It can be spiritual: “Help […]

Hope and I were driving home from work. We had carpooled, her to the pizza place, me to the church. I picked her up, rolled the window down, and headed home. It was the first warm Spring day we’d traveled together. I handed her the end of a cable. One end was plugged into the […]

(Part of a post first published April 22, 2011) There is a luxury in historical hindsight, an ability to see the lessons without going through the event. And it is that hindsight that named this morning Good. In real time, on the ground in Jerusalem, there was nothing good about spittle mixed with blood. There […]