A reading to the early Christians who faced deadly persecution. This community, with God in them, found themselves doing infinitely more than they or we could imagine. 

Deacon John gives us a practical guide to gaining spiritual sight. 

Jesus is not always nice. Some portraits of Jesus have him with fair skin, shampooed hair and an emotionless expression. But in the gospels at times he is insulting, particularly against religious leaders. 

There are healthy and unhealthy expectations. The Christian life calls us to a healthy and practical expectation of things that are coming to us all whether we want them to or not. 

Good things and challenging things come to us. God's love and grace comes to us. It is best to be found awake, rather than asleep, when it all comes. 

In this story, religious scholars test Jesus, try to out think him, trap him and play mind games with him.  

God waits, chooses, and calls people to himself. Often, unremarkable people are chosen. These people are the actual building materials of his kingdom. Who are they? 

Join Lou Tilley as we get a personal look at Deacon John's faith and life.

A day in the life of Jesus... The people try to "keep" Jesus and why this can not work. 

Look with the eyes that want to see him. Deacon John shares a personal story about one of his earliest encounters with the Holy Spirit.

Sometimes we feel inadequate, that we don't have enough for what is asked of us. The practical response is to send off these requests of ourselves. After all, we actually ARE inadequate to give sometimes. 

What and how does God gives to us and what does God want to gives through us?