The Gospel of John as Pastoral Theodicy

This is a concluding reflection for the class “Gathering the Winnowed Community” (John 12:20-33), part of the Lenten series “Beholding the Lamb, Being Held by the Shepherd: Exploring the Question of Suffering in the Gospel of John” taught at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church on Sunday March 25, 2012. We began this course six weeks ago […]

Lifting Up the Serpent in the Wilderness

This is a concluding reflection for the class “Lifting Up the Serpent in the Wilderness” (John 3:14-21 and Numbers 21:4-9), part of the Lenten series “Beholding the Lamb, Being Held by the Shepherd: Exploring the Question of Suffering in the Gospel of John” taught at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church on Sunday March 18, 2012. Somehow […]

Exposing Violence Through Forgiveness

This is a concluding reflection for the class “Responding to Human Violence” (John 2:13-22), part of the Lenten series “Beholding the Lamb, Being Held by the Shepherd: Exploring the Question of Suffering in the Gospel of John” taught at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church on Sunday March 11, 2012. According to Girard, violence emerges from mimetic […]

Being Held by the Shepherd

This is a concluding reflection for the class “Being Held by the Shepherd” (John 11:6, 17-37), part of the Lenten series “Beholding the Lamb, Being Held by the Shepherd: Exploring the Question of Suffering in the Gospel of John” taught at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church on Sunday March 4, 2012. (Lesson based on paper written […]