John’s whole letter is repetitive, and yet it is also on the move. He keeps coming back to very nearly the same point, but at the same time he is moving forward. There is some kind of an ongoing narrative, but it isn’t the type that moves from A to B to C to D in strict order. So we shouldn’t Read More →
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem. It doesn’t cost anything to attend A.A. meetings. There are no age or education requirements to participate. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem. Read More →
There is something transformative about eye contact. People who spend a lot of time looking at one another sometimes come to resemble each other. If we have any love for Jesus, our deepest longing ought to be that we would come face to face with him at last, to see his smile, to catch his Read More →
The people to whom John is writing are in danger of being confused or even blown off course by all the different ideas, claims and would-be prophets swirling around them. From the hints in this passage and elsewhere, we can figure out enough to see what John’s readers might see as they, like Read More →