“What about this man?”, asked Peter. Jesus’ blunt words—“None of your business, you follow me” – are music to my ears. They are liberating from the loveless, depressing and often fatal slavery of comparing. As a minister, It is so easy to become depressed by the sheer number of “wise counsellors” out there. Book after […]
John 21:1-14 – Communion & the Cross
Jesus’ breakfast on the beach is a liturgy. At this meal, Jesus renews fellowship with Peter, and re-incorporates him into the company of apostles. Though Peter was estranged from Jesus because of his sin, Jesus forgives him and signifies His forgiveness by sharing a meal. That’s what happens at the Lord’s table. We talk about […]
John 20 – The New Israel
“You are not greater than our father Jacob, are you?” asked the Samaritan woman at the well to the stranger who offered her living water. By His death and resurrection, Jesus answers that question: He is the true Israel, greater than Jacob. “Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the […]
The Death of Death – John 19:17-42
Christ died – this is the wonder of Calvary Crucifixion was common in the first century There was nothing unusual about it The wonder of this crucifixion was not the act but the person. Christ died. What’s more, He left this world as He entered it – holy, harmless, sinless, undefiled. Christ’s death was for […]