Luke 3:2-6 The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the […]
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Jesus took on the entirety of humanity — body and spirit — and moved into our neighborhood. He was at […]
John 1:6-9 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming […]
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. In the Greek language two words are translated “life.” “Bios” refers to natural, mortal life. We get the word “biology” from it. In today’s passage John uses the second word, “zoe.” This word means divine, immortal, eternal life. This is the […]
John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. I can grasp Jesus in a manger, a little baby lying peacefully in a feeding trough. I can close my eyes and imagine him teaching the crowds from a boat rocking gently on the Sea of Galilee. In […]
