“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” It is one of the most beloved promises in John’s Gospel. It is also one of the most easily misunderstood. Abundant life. The words sound generous, full, and inviting. And yet in a culture like ours, it is almost...

On the road to Emmaus, two disciples are walking away from Jerusalem with broken hearts and broken hopes. They are not serene. They are not triumphant. They are not performing religion. They are trying to make sense of disaster. And they speak the words so many of us know by...

On the evening of Easter Day, the disciples are not radiant. They are not brave. They are not in the streets proclaiming good news. They are behind locked doors. That is where John wants us to find them: shut in, afraid, uncertain. The resurrection has already happened. Mary Magdalene has...