Minor Prophets: Micah, God is Supreme

God did forgive the people. In the last verse of this book, Micah spoke with confident hope that God would show faithfulness to the people, unswerving loyalty, because this is not only Godโ€™s nature but also the nature of Godโ€™s love for Godโ€™s own.

Gospel of John: Jesus Wept

Each change is loss of what was as we move into what is, and face what it seems must be.

Gospel of John: Not From This World

Jesus to the Pharisees: "You all are from below, I am from above; you all are from this world, I am not from this world."

Gospel of John: Where is Your Father?

If these adherents to every โ€œjot and tittleโ€ of Godโ€™s word had also truly known God, which is to say, not just known the scriptures and Law, but had truly known God, then they would have sensed Godโ€™s presence there before them.

Gospel of John: Water From the Rock

It was the eighth day, the Sabbath of the Sabbaths, for on this day the land had become theirs, apportioned among the tribes, as foretold. Already in the distance, the temple trumpets sounded from each parapet.

Gospel of John: Walk on Water

Faith is in the doing, not in the having. You and I cannot wait for faith to be in place before we act. We can only have faith if we actually use it.

Gospel of John: Plucking Grain

The rabbinic tradition said, โ€œGod still does two works on the Sabbath: He creates and He judges.โ€ And, the Psalm clearly said the Lord never rests but is always watching over and caring for Godโ€™s creation. Jesus was on solid theological ground, so what made the religious rulers so beyond enraged they were prepared to commit murder?