Unlike other chapters, where I've taken roughly half the chapter each day, I'm going to approach this one a little differently. John 7 is difficult to break up
TheResonant
Thoughtful engagement with contemporary issues
A World Divided
John 7 makes it clear that the world around Jesus was divided. His own family wasn't sure what to think; even His own brothers didn't believe He was the Messiah
Who Can Accept It?
In that last part of John 6, people start to leave Jesus. Why? Because they come to a point where they've let the earthly outweigh the word of Jesus. It seems
Turning the Page
I've been taking about half a chapter of John's Gospel account per post here in these 40 days, but I'm going to need another day in John 6, or else this would
It's Not (Only) About Earthly Bread
In reading the Gospel according to John through, day by day, it becomes clear that the signs that Jesus does are consistently misunderstood. Ever since I was
Jesus Doubles Down
Gambling language is maybe tricky to navigate when it comes to Christianity, and moreso when it comes to Jesus directly. Let me make it clear that Jesus never
True Healing Water
(A day late and a dollar short, as the saying goes. Maybe it was inevitable to miss a day and play some catch up. So here's the first attempt at that.)
As I read
Jesus Claimed to be God
If you were to witness a true miraculous healing, what would your reaction be? I like to think that mine would be one of faith, an honest response to a miracle
Taking Jesus at His Word
The latter part of John 4 gives the account of a royal official in Galilee whose gravely ill son was healed by the word of Jesus. It's fascinating for a number
Living Water
There's so much to dig into in the first part of John 4, the account of Jesus encountering the Samaritan woman at the well. I'll do into much more detail some