This week I participated in more than one conversation about sickness, prayer for healing, and how God still works today. Good reminders for us to not put God “in a box.” To watch and notice in wonder God’s miracles, large and small today. Miracles are simply things that don’t make…
Two ideas stand out in this passage. John wrote several words to describe people speaking. We saw an earlier theme of conversations within Jesus’ ministry. Related, John also included a couple different terms to convey the thought of understanding, perception beyond what people see and know on the surface. This…
When I studied words in this passage, the word “speak” and its different forms stood out. John’s record allows us to listen in on a real-time conversation Jesus had with an individual and her acquaintances. John used five different words that relate to speaking, and one word he used four…