Category: John
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Day 313: The Passover Problem, and How a Man With a Water Jar Could Solve It
Why do the Gospel writers seem to disagree about when Jesus celebrated the Passover? The answer may lie with a man carrying a water jar through the streets of Jerusalem—and a calendar that ran one day ahead of the priests’.
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Day 307: By What Authority? (Mark 11:27–33)
When the religious leaders asked Jesus, “By what authority are You doing these things?” they weren’t denying His power—they just wanted to control it. From the opening of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ authority over sin, storms, and sickness has been unmistakable. But His authority isn’t positional—it’s personal. This reflection explores how Jesus’ exchange with the priests…
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Day 291: Peter’s Other Confession of Faith (John 6:66-70)
In Matthew 16, Peter’s confession came from confidence. In John 6, it came from desperation. Both are true faith. One says, “because.” The other says, “even though.”
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Day 281: When the Gift Is More Important Than the Grace (John 5:8–16)
John 5 tells of a man healed after thirty-eight years of waiting—but instead of rejoicing, he fades into fear and indifference. This reflection explores how God’s gifts can expose our hearts, and how grace keeps pursuing us even when gratitude doesn’t.
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Day 279: “The Third Day” Since When? (John 2:1)
When John says the wedding at Cana happened “on the third day,” what third day does he mean? Maybe not a timeline, but a theology — linking creation and re-creation, water and wine, seed and fruit, and pointing ahead to another “third day” when death itself would turn to life.
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Day 274: Turning Hearts (Luke 1:17)
Revival doesn’t begin with politics or power—it begins with fathers turning toward children, children toward fathers, and hearts prepared for the Lord.