Two Texts

In which John and David begin a new series exploring the seven words of Jesus from the cross. They consider the importance of slowing down and listening to familiar texts, the nature of mystery, and what Jesus’ words reveal about the cross: not simply as something that shows us God, but as the place where God is doing something.

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In which John and David bring the latest series to an end by exploring the “soft” I AMs of John’s Gospel. From a confrontation in the Temple to Jesus’ arrest in the garden, we trace the growing force of ego eimi (I AM). They consider light and darkness, recognition and blindness, and what happens when the divine name moves from something easily missed to something impossible to ignore.

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In which John and David turn to the “soft” I AMs of John’s Gospel. Beginning with the Samaritan woman and the disciples on the stormy sea, they explore how ego eimi echoes the divine name, how people respond when Jesus says it, and a striking contrast with Exodus: “I AM. Do not be afraid.” 

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In which John and David continue exploring Jesus as the true vine, asking what it really means to bear fruit. If Christ is the vine and we are the branches, fruitfulness is not our attempt to imitate Jesus, but Jesus producing his life in and through us: Christ-shaped people bearing Christ-shaped fruit. 

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In which John and David explore Jesus’ final great “I am” statement, tracing the true vine through Israel’s story and following John’s repeated language of remaining. What begins with the disciples asking Jesus where he remains reaches a remarkable answer: remain in me, as I remain in you.

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In which John and David explore what Jesus means when he says, “If you love me, you will keep my commands.” Is Jesus issuing a demand, or describing what naturally grows from loving him? They trace echoes of Deuteronomy, ask what happens when Christianity becomes morality without encounter, and consider how being loved by God becomes love expressed in the world. 

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In which John and David continue their conversation around Jesus as the Way, exploring the exclusivity of his claim, what it means to read Scripture backwards through Jesus, and the striking connections between John 14 and Ephesians 2. They trace the movement through Father, Son, and Spirit, and consider the disciples’ realization that they are already held within this divine life.

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In which John and David continue their conversation about Jesus as “the way, the truth and the life.” What if the disciples are looking for a map when Jesus is offering them himself? They explore trust, troubled hearts, the surprising promise that Jesus will come and take us with him, and some echoes of Exodus hiding behind this famous “I am” saying.

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In which John and David return from a summer "digital break" to Jesus’ “I am” sayings and one of the most familiar verses in John’s Gospel. Reading “I am the way, the truth and the life” within the unsettled atmosphere of the Upper Room, they explore anxious disciples, troubled hearts, Jesus’ departure, and why these famous words might offer more than a familiar statement about salvation.

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In our 250th full episode we explore Jesus's declaration, “I am the resurrection and the life.” They consider the remarkable tenderness of the Lazarus story, its echoes of Ezekiel’s valley of dry bones, the intimacy of Jesus’ friendship with Mary, Martha and Lazarus, and why this miracle becomes both the clearest revelation of Christ’s identity and the decisive step towards the cross.

Last episode before a summer break: We're taking a break during the summer to rest and spend time with loved ones. Don't worry about us though, we will be back soon.

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