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Between Pentecost + Trinity (Year B)
We might not focus on the gospel passage this Sunday, but if we do, we should probably check the background—it is spicy!
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Between the Third and Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Before we can jump into John 3:16 and God’s love for the world, we should take a minute to talk about Jesus’s visit with Nicodemus.
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Night time as the right time
Jesus’s encounter with Nicodemus is a story rich with possibility, value-judgment, and expectations. Reading it that way helps.
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Living in Sin
The challenge for Nicodemus is obvious. The fear of being found out. Of course, this isn’t really his problem, but ours.
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Between Lent 1 & 2
Before we get John 3:16, we have the signs and the Temple and dealing with uncertainty, and a lot of questions.
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The Hidden Transformation of Nicodemus
For SundayTrinity Sunday Collect Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at…
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Everyday Heroes
Nicodemus comes to him because he saw the signs, because he believes, because he wants something more, something only Jesus can give.
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Praying in the Dark
In Nicodemus, we find a stand-in for us. He’s confused, frightened, and showing up at the wrong time. And yet he’s responding to an invitation when he least expects it to do something amazing. How our searching in the dark helps bring the light to us. Lent 4B | John 3:14-21 You’ve probably heard the…