John 1:43-47 There is a lot of speculation about Nathanael, about whom we heard in the Gospel lesson for this morning. His name appears only twice in the Bible, here in this account and then in John 21 where he is listed among those who had breakfast with Jesus after his resurrection. There is no [...]
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John 7:53-8:11 Last week I talked, in part, about healing and how the ministry of Jesus is inexorably connected with healing. Today’s text begins with Jesus in the temple doing what he did wherever he was, teaching and healing. The underlying drama in this story is that it takes place at the end of Jesus’ [...]
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John 20 There is a lot of excitement in my mind when I think of Easter. My memories of Easter growing up are of coloring Easter eggs and putting an empty basket by our bed on Saturday night. When we awoke, there was a basket overflowing with candy and some non-candy Easter gift as well. [...]
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John 9:1-41 I went to Essouria in December with my family. Essouria is a wonderful town on the coast of Morocco about five hours south of Rabat. It was built by the Portuguese and there is a fort and some ramparts built along the rocky coastline. I sat for hours watching the waves pound on [...]
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