by nuc | Mar 30, 2026 | News
John 20:1-18 It is still dark when Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb. She comes carrying grief, confusion, and the weight of loss. The stone is already rolled away. The tomb is empty. Nothing makes sense. She runs. She tells the others. They come and look. They leave...
by nuc | Mar 25, 2026 | News
John 12:12–27 The crowd is ready. They gather with palm branches in hand, voices raised, hearts full of expectation.“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” It is a moment of celebration. A parade. A welcome. And yet, beneath the surface,...
by nuc | Mar 23, 2026 | News
John 12:12–27 The crowds are shouting “Hosanna!” Palm branches wave. Hope fills the air. And yet, in the middle of the celebration, Jesus begins to speak of something entirely different: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single...
by nuc | Mar 18, 2026 | News
John 19:1–16a Pilate knows something isn’t right. Three times in this passage, he says it in different ways: “I find no case against him.” He sees the injustice. He recognizes that Jesus does not deserve what is happening. There is a clarity, however faint, that...
by nuc | Mar 16, 2026 | News
John 19:1-16a There is violence all through this passage. Jesus is flogged. Mocked. Dressed in a purple robe and crowned with thorns. Struck. Displayed. The cruelty is not only physical. It is public. Humiliating. Performative. Power flexing its muscles. Fear...
by nuc | Mar 11, 2026 | News
John 18:28–40 The courtyard is tense. Jesus has been arrested in the night and brought before the Roman governor. Pilate stands between two worlds: the religious leaders demanding judgment and the quiet, bound figure standing before him. Pilate asks Jesus a series of...
