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...
by nuc | Mar 9, 2026 | News
John 18:28-40 Standing before Pilate, Jesus looks powerless. He is a prisoner. Accused. Surrounded by political maneuvering and religious tension. Pilate holds the authority. He represents the power of the empire, the ability to judge, to release, to condemn. At...
by nuc | Feb 25, 2026 | News
John 13:1-17 It’s one of the most intimate scenes in the Gospel of John. Jesus kneels. The one who “knew that the Father had given all things into his hands” wraps a towel around his waist and begins washing his disciples’ feet. Dusty feet. Tired feet. Ordinary, human...
by nuc | Feb 23, 2026 | News
John 13:1–17 “He loved them to the end.” Before the cross. Before the garden. Before betrayal and denial. Jesus kneels. The One who holds all authority removes his outer robe, wraps a towel around his waist, and takes the lowest place in the room. No announcement. No...
