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Thanks to an early familiarity with the idea of Jesus as my good shepherd, the first part of John 10 resonated with my faith and experience. But the idea that Jesus...
Read MoreIn one of the most memorable of the great “I am” speeches of Jesus in John (I am the vine, and so on), we come to Jesus’ description of himself as...
Read MoreThe men’s mysterious companion takes bread, blesses and breaks it, and gives it to them. Their eyes are opened; they recognize him—and he vanishes from their sight. From now on, Jesus...
Read MoreIt must have been the Bible study to end all Bible studies. To be sure, this Bible study has been going for a while now, having begun in earnest when Jesus...
Read MoreMaybe we know this story so well that we find it hard to enter into the disappointment of these disciples, but we can try. These men had big hopes and dreams...
Read MoreEach of us looks for something that will last. In this passage, our instincts about permanence get flipped on their head. The enduring character of what God has done for us...
Read MoreIt sticks out like a sore thumb. In the middle of this hymn of gratitude, there it is: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful...
Read MoreSo, how did you end up at Yale for graduate school?” Whenever someone asks me this question, I have to decide what sort of story I will tell. There’s the story...
Read MoreIt’s not the sort of message that will win friends and influence people. But it’s a refrain of the first several chapters of the book of Acts. (See Acts 3:15; 4:10;...
Read MoreThe disciples rejoice at having Jesus alive among them. When he appears among them, he shows them his hands and his feet, offers them peace, and sends them to proclaim the...
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