Reading: John 11:1-45 Reflection Questions: The story of Lazarus is carried along by a dialogue of questions and assumptions. As you read, listen to the varying questions of the disciples, the sisters, the mourners, and Jesus. Notice how some questions are answered, some are not. With one Jesus gives a profound truth, with another he …
Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-9; Psalm 139:13-18; John 13:1-5 Reflection Questions: Dallas Willard asserts that human beings are: Never ceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe. C.S. Lewis described us like this: There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, and civilizations – these are …
Reading: John 4:1-30; 39-42 Reflection Questions: As you sit with the Scripture, imagine the vivid afternoon desert scene. A lone male figure wearied, shoulders slightly slumped sitting by a well and resting quietly. Another lone female figure moves slowly toward the well. She too posturing weariness as she carries a large clay water pot, probably …
Reading: Matthew 17:1-9 Reflection Questions: Matthew alerts us to a time sequence in the first verse of our Gospel passage: Six days later… This detail signals that the event to be described is connected in some way to what happened prior. Sit with Matt.16:21-28 as you begin your reflections for this week. Matt.16:21 through Matt. …