Three denials by a charcoal fire in a courtyard. Three questions by a charcoal fire on a beach. Day 55 of 55 — the last one — through the Gospel of John. We're in John 21:15-25: Jes...
Professional fishermen, exhausted after a wasted night, taking fishing advice from a stranger a hundred yards away. They do it anyway. Day 54 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're...
Thomas asked for exactly what the others had already been given. A week later, Jesus came back through locked doors to give it to him. Day 53 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're...
Peter and John looked in the empty tomb and went home. Mary stayed. That's why she was there when He said her name. Day 52 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 20:1-18: g...
Two men who'd kept it quiet for years came out into the open on the day it looked most finished. Day 51 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 19:31-42: legs unbroken, a sp...
John gives the crucifixion four words and no description. He assumes we know. Day 50 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 19:17-30: a sign in three languages that Pilate ...
Pilate says it as humiliation. John knows it's the title Jesus has used for Himself all along. Day 49 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 19:1-16: a crown of thorns and ...
They won't cross the threshold, because it would make them unclean — on the morning they're arranging a judicial murder. Day 48 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 18:28...
Not a Roman officer. Not a member of the council. A girl minding a gate, asking in passing. Day 47 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 18:15-27: John cutting between two...
A small army arrives in the dark, carrying torches and weapons, to arrest the light of the world. Day 46 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 18:1-14: a garden Judas knew...
Hours from arrest, He prays out loud where they can hear it — and partway through, He starts praying for people who don't exist yet. Day 45 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're i...
They keep asking each other instead of Him. You can hear them muttering: what does He mean by "a little while"? Day 44 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 16:16-33: Jesu...
Two specific warnings: you'll be cut off from your own community, and people will kill you thinking they're serving God. Day 43 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 16:1-...
He has just called them friends. In the same breath, He tells them what being His friend will cost. Day 42 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 15:18-27: why the friction...
Pruning doesn't remove dead wood. Dead wood falls off by itself. Pruning cuts living branches. Day 41 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 15:1-17: the last "I am" in the...
"I will not leave you as orphans." He isn't talking about the second coming — He's talking about something stranger. Day 40 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 14:15-31:...
"Do not let your hearts be troubled" — said about ninety seconds after telling Peter he'd deny Him three times. Day 39 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 14:1-14: a hou...
He says one of them will betray Him, and they stare at each other. Nobody guesses. After three years, Judas was indistinguishable. Day 38 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in ...
Twelve men walked in on dusty roads and sat down with dirty feet rather than be the one to do it. Day 37 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 13:1-17: everything Jesus kn...
Three years of signs, and John stops to do the math out loud. A lot of the leaders did believe — they just wouldn't say so. Day 36 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 12...