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Water and wine with Jesus and John.

(First published December 3, 2014) John 2:1-11 “What was the first time we saw through the skin and saw a glimpse of something more?” The old man shifted slightly on the chair. “That’s easy. Water into wine.” “We’d had conversations with him. He shocked Nathaniel with his mind-reading or whatever it was. But at the […]

by Jon Swanson

Water and wine with Jesus and John.

John 2:1-11 “What was the first time we saw through the skin and saw a glimpse of something more?” The old man shifted slightly on the chair. “That’s easy. Water into wine.” “We’d had conversations with him. He shocked Nathaniel with his mind-reading or whatever it was. But at the wedding, it was clear that […]

by Jon Swanson

Get in

Peter almost went under. That’s the highlight of the “walking on water” story, the part that everyone knows, the part that everyone tries to dissect. It is the amazing part, the idea of a normal guy (slightly obnoxious, but normal), actually taking a few steps on water. But that’s not where the story starts. Before […]

by Jon Swanson

Four miles of water

It’s about six miles from Bethsaida to Gennesaret. Six miles isn’t much of a walk at all, not for people who walk all the time. And when you are meeting someone in between, four miles of walking is something even I could do. If it’s been raining, of course, it could be a little harder. […]