John 2:1-11 | Water to Wine

Jesus meets the disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee after the Resurrection. He confronts Peter, asking him if he loves him, and restoring him to fellowship in an act of three fold calling and grace.

The view of God as one who is wholly other and holy righteous judge are true–but God is also the one primarily revealed to us in Jesus. In his post-resurrection appearance to the disciples on the beach in Galilee, we see Jesus as the risen Lord who is playful, joyful, fun. When we don’t see […]

On the evening of that first Easter Sunday, the disciples are locked in the upper room. Jesus, the risen Lord, shows up physically. He commissions them to live out God’s post-Resurrection purpose for them and he breathes on them to bestow the gift of the Holy Spirit. In a scene that recalls Genesis 1-2, Jesus […]