this is the sort of dynamic that we get, shaping the way John presents Jesus' life in that particular gospel. Read more on the Gospel of John in this essay by Marilyn Mellowes.

to even to the way that Jesus dies, just like some of the prophets died, as martyrs to their prophetic calling. Read more on the Gospel of Matthew in this essay by Marilyn Mellowes.

the endless recitation of the falsehood that you’re “perfect just the way you are,” is so pernicious. It not only inoculates a person against the Gospel, it helps immiserate them ...