90 Days with Jesus, Day 27: John 6:52-59: The Flesh & Blood of Jesus

John 6:52-59 52Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats my flesh and…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 26: John 6:41-51: The Flesh of Jesus

John 6:41-51 41At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” 43″Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered.…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 25: John 6:30-40: The One Loaf

John 6:30-40 30So they asked him, “What miraculous sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, it…

90 Days With Jesus, Day 17: John 4:43-53: The Word of Jesus

John 4:43-53 43After the two days he left for Galilee. 44(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been there.…

90 Days With Jesus, Day 16: John 4:39-42: The Savior of the World

John 4:39-42 39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41And because of his words many more became believers. 42They said to…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 15: John 4:27-38: The Food of God

John 4:27-38  27Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”  28Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29“Come, see a man who told…

Pluralism and the Person of Jesus

“No serious discussion of the relation of Christianity to other faiths can proceed very far without coming to grips with the towering figure of Jesus. Sooner or later, the blunt question put by Jesus to his followers–‘Who do people say I am?’ (Mark 8:27 NIV)–must be confronted.”-Harold Netland, Dissonant Voices: Religious Pluralism and the Question…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 13: John 4:1-10: Jesus Talks With…Anyone

John 4:1-10 1The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, 2although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4Now he had to go through Samaria. 5So he came to a…

Feeling Left Behind, Left Out, Out in Left, Left Alone

Friends, I’m in my study. It’s a beautiful day outside–I’m inside. I’m making phone calls, returning e-mails, ordering office supplies, and typing on my laptop a post for my blog. Right now I’m waiting on hold with the office supply people; part of an order was backordered and I’m curious to know how long I…

90 Days With Jesus, Day 10: John 3:9-21: Believe in the Crucified Lord

(I’m sorry this is so late. This is Sunday’s meditation. Number 11 soon!)  John 3:9-21 9″How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10″You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you…