"Sir, we would like to see Jesus." A small request from outsiders — and the clock starts. Day 35 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 12:20-36: the first time in twelve c...
The crowd wants a revolution and thinks it's arriving. Jesus finds a young donkey. Day 34 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 12:12-19: what "Hosanna" originally meant, ...
A pint of pure nard, worth about a year's wages, poured out on the floor. Not a dab on the forehead. All of it. Day 33 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 12:1-11: dinne...
Nobody in the room disputes the miracle. They just run the numbers on what it costs them. Day 32 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 11:45-57: an emergency meeting of th...
The sisters don't ask for anything. They just say "the one you love is sick." And Jesus stays where He is for two more days. Day 31 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 1...
"How long will you keep us in suspense?" The problem was never a shortage of evidence. Day 30 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 10:22-42: winter in Solomon's Colonnade...
He's still talking to the men who just threw someone out of the synagogue. So He tells them a story about sheep. Day 29 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 10:1-21: thie...
"Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him..." He went looking. Day 28 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 9:35-41: the first person in this Gospel...
A man born blind can see, and the problem the authorities land on is the mud. Day 27 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 9:13-34: an interrogation in three rounds, paren...
The disciples see a theological question. The man is standing right there while they debate whose fault he is. Day 26 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 9:1-12: a quest...
"We have never been slaves of anyone" — which wasn't historically true, and wasn't what He meant anyway. Day 25 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 8:31-59: what it mean...
He doesn't say He'll show you the light. He says He is the light — which means the world has none of its own. Day 24 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 8:12-30: the sec...
It takes two people to be caught in the act. They only brought one of them. Day 23 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 7:53-8:11: a trap with a woman as the bait, writin...
They were sent to arrest Him. They came back with nothing, because they got caught listening. Day 22 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 7:45-52: temple guards who could...
"But we know where this man is from." They were right about every fact and wrong about the only thing that mattered. Day 21 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 7:25-44: ...
No school, no credentials, no rabbi's name to drop. Just authority, which is much harder to fake than a résumé. Day 20 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 7:14-24: teach...
Jesus' own brothers tell Him how to build a public profile. "No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret." Day 19 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 7:1-1...
They had followed Him, called Him the Prophet, and tried to make Him king. Now they're walking home. Day 18 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 6:60-71: a teaching Jesus...
"Isn't this Joseph's son? We know his mother and father." Familiarity turns out to be its own kind of blindness. Day 17 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 6:41-59: grum...
The crowd finally tracks Jesus down, and He doesn't answer their question. He tells them why they really came. Day 16 of 55 through the Gospel of John. We're in John 6:25-40: food t...