The Shepherd and His Sheep

This week, we will be hearing from John 10, where Jesus famously says, “I am the good shepherd.” It is one of my favorite passages in the entire Bi...

Blind Man’s Bluff

Life is filled with questions. And no questions loom larger in our lives than the questions of tragedy. Why do bad things happen? Who is to blame for ...

Doubt and Deliverance

Have you ever had reason to doubt Jesus? Perhaps we are uncomfortable to admit we have, but many of us (myself included!) have known seasons or cir...

Sir, Give Us This Bread Always

“Sir, give us this bread always.” For many of us, meals are a big deal. We prepare them; we count their calories; we look forward to them; and, occ...

Do You Want to Get Well?

Desperate people will try just about anything. From infomercials to the latest fad diets, we seek out answers that often seem too good to be true. ...

Worship, the Word, and the Work of God

For the last several years, we’ve taken teams of people from Grace to the Holy Land annually for a trip we call EPIC. On EPIC, one of my favorite v...

The Wine, The Whip and the World

Water into wine. Cleansing the Temple. Nic at night. For many of us, these images of Jesus in John’s Gospel can be troubling. I mean, how man...

See It // Be It

According to John's Gospel, our world is a mess because our world doesn't know who God is. But at the heart of John's beautiful, inspired book is an i...

Nations Sunday – Word Become Flesh

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...” John 1:14 is one of the most important passages in all of Scripture, describing the great journey t...

Jesus and You

One of the most striking things about the Gospel of John is the way in which the great, cosmic story of God intersects with the lives of ordinary peop...