Tag Archives: John 12:20-33

Lest a seed fall

Jesus has no love for death. He will defeat death, trampling it under his discarded grave clothes on Easter morning, and harrowing hell to rescue his saints from its power. Jesus has already said that he came that we might have life, and have life abundantly (John 10:10). The question he poses here is, what kind of life? Continue reading

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Unless a seed

The risk for the seed – consumed by birds, razed by the sun, drowned by hail and fire falling like rain – the risk of being broken open, swallowed by the earth, digested and transformed into new generations is a … Continue reading

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Year B Lent 5: love with the lights on

It’s a big decision, to turn on the light, invite someone into your face, into your space, into your truth, your way, your life. Continue reading

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