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Holy Trinity Sunday is an invitation to consider the mystery of God’s expansive nature as seen through the dance of the Trinity: God (Divine Parent), Jesus (Son), and Holy Spirit (Advocate). It is important to (...)

We live in a world obsessed with editing. We polish, refine, and filter everything from our photos to our bodies to our words, shaping reality to fit an idealized version of itself. Social media allows (...)

Este texto ofrece contenidos, fundamentación y expresiones de una espiritualidad cristiana y trinitaria. I. El amor del discípulo a Jesús, el guardar la palabra de Jesús, y la presencia del Padre y el Hijo en (...)

In all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary, the Gospel readings for Easter 5 and 6 are from Jesus’ long Johannine discourse on the night before his crucifixion. It may seem odd to step (...)

The author of John is skilled at weaving layers of themes into the Gospel’s stories. In order to tease out these layers, it is important for interpreters to keep the big-picture view of the literary (...)

Throughout the letters to the seven churches (Revelation 2–3), John, the purported author of Revelation, expresses his concern with misdirected worship. Idolatry, for John, involves participation in any activities focused on honoring imperial rulers or (...)

Scholars often refer to John 21 as the epilogue of the Gospel. It’s possible that it was added by an editor after the Gospel was written; after all, the Gospel seems to end in 20:30–31 (...)

This Easter sermon series explores the lectionary readings from John in Year C, focusing on some of the core characteristics that define who we are called to be as Resurrection People. Why? On Easter Sunday, (...)

These two interconnected scenes are escalating episodes of recognition that John has crafted to lead his audience down a path of trust in Jesus. We’ve already experienced moments of recognition in John’s post-resurrection scenes—Peter and (...)

Psalm 118 is the psalm of psalms for the Easter season.1 The early church found in Psalm 118 the words of Jesus, who remembered his suffering and persecution during Holy Week and who gave thanks (...)