Historical figures sometimes have nicknames that describe them. Ivan the Terrible. Richard the Lion Hearted. This week we get Jesus the Good Shepherd, or better yet, Jesus the Gate.

How can you find a true disciple of Jesus? Just look at their behavior.

This week Jesus breaks the social norm of talking to what his own disciples considered an outcast.

Nicodemus seems interested in Jesus' teachings, but we never see him at the center of the narrative. Is Nicodemus a Peripheral Disciple?

This week we begin the Sundays in Lent with Jesus in the wilderness being tempted. We also begin our Lenten journey, or pilgrimage, to Holy Week.

We look to Transfiguration Sunday and the turning of our season to Lent.

This week speaks of a highway built by God for his people.

This week is about lineage, establishing the Messiah coming from Jesse. But have you ever thought about Jesse's lineage?

Jacob's struggle with God is another way of seeing Law and Gospel.

This week Jesus puts us on notice to be active in our faith and not slumbering.