Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: The Ban

This is a classic case of denial, insisting something is not so, because to accept that it is so would mean admitting personal responsibility, admitting that maybe something is wrong, maybe I need to change.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: Pool of Bethesda

Jesus spoke with intensity, one word, layered with meaning. For it implied getting up from a sickbed, but it also intimated arising from slumber, or perhaps even stupor. Finally, it was a demand to literally get to his feet.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: From Faith to Faith

Relief may feel like satisfaction for a while. But true satisfaction, the deep and lasting kind, can only come through faith in Jesus, personally relating to Jesus and responding to him in faith, living it out because you believe.