by nuc | Feb 18, 2026 | News
John 11:1–44 Lent begins in a graveyard. In John 11, Lazarus has been dead four days. The grief is real. The loss is heavy. Martha names her disappointment. Mary weeps. Jesus himself weeps. There is no rush past sorrow in this story. And then, in a voice that echoes...
by nuc | Feb 16, 2026 | News
John 11:1-44 Before resurrection, there are tears. In John 11, Jesus stands at the tomb of his friend Lazarus. He knows what he is about to do. He knows resurrection is coming. And still, he weeps. Jesus does not bypass grief. He does not silence sorrow with quick...
by nuc | Feb 11, 2026 | News
John 9:1-41 This week’s reading begins with healing, but it ends with exclusion. A man who has been blind from birth is given sight, a moment that should have been met with celebration. Instead, it becomes the beginning of conflict. Questions pile up....
by nuc | Feb 9, 2026 | News
John 9:1-41 In John 9, Jesus and his disciples encounter a man who has been blind from birth. Almost immediately, the disciples ask a familiar question: “Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” It’s a human reflex, when we encounter suffering, we...
by nuc | Feb 4, 2026 | News
John 5:1-18 At first glance, John 5 looks like a simple healing story. A man who has been ill for decades is restored. He stands, picks up his mat, and walks. But the deeper disruption isn’t physical, it’s communal. For thirty-eight years, this man has lived on the...
by nuc | Feb 2, 2026 | News
John 5:1-18 Some waiting is short and defined. And then there is the kind of waiting that stretches on so long it begins to shape who we are. In John 5, we meet a man who has been waiting for healing for thirty-eight years. He waits by the pool, watching others step...
