A Slow Journey Through John

WEEK 5.4: “What are you looking for?” A simple question, but some of the most important words spoken by Jesus. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence...

WEEK 5.3: Following Jesus includes being people who both continue to learn who Jesus is and how he shows up in the world, and continue to testify as to who Jesus is and how he shows up in the world… together. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love i...

WEEK 5.2: How did John know Jesus was the Messiah? What does it mean that Jesus is the Giver of the Spirit? SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of...

WEEK 5.1: Today we reflect on who Jesus is (the Lamb of God) and what he does (who takes away the sin of the world). SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the pre...

WEEK 4.7 Discussion questions below. In this episode of 'A Slow Journey Through John,' Nick and Jamie explore John 1:16-28, sharing listener feedback and discussing the challenges faced throughout the week. We reflect on John the Baptist's humility, his rejection of fame, and his role in preparing the way for Jesus. We also delve into the concepts of bounded set and centre set churches...

WEEK 4.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 4.5: John answered, “I baptize with water. Someone greater stands among you, whom you don’t recognize. He comes after me, but I’m not worthy to untie his sandal straps.” SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays a...

WEEK 4.4: “I am a voice crying out in the wilderness, Make the Lord’s path straight, just as the prophet Isaiah said.” SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the p...

WEEK 4.3: The "I am nots" that create space for the "I AMs". SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus and the Word of God,...

WEEK 4.2: "No one has ever seen God. God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, has made God known." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the prese...

WEEK 4.1: "From his fullness we have ALL received grace upon grace..." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus and the Word of God,...

WEEK 3.7: Discussion questions below. In this EXPLORE episode of A Slow Journey Through John, we focus on John 1:6-15 including: John the Baptist, the challenges of testifying about faith, the temptations of upstaging Jesus, and the different ways Christians can model their lives after Him. We also discuss handling persecution, unity within the Christian community despite differences, and the impo...

WEEK 3.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 3.5: "The Word became flesh and made his home among us. We have seen his glory, glory like that of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-min...

WEEK 3.4: What does it mean to be a child of God? SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus and the Word of God, learn by studying the Scripture...

WEEK 3.3: It's easy to recognize Jesus in spiritual highs and emotionally charged moments. What about the mundane, or the desert? SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you...

WEEK 3.2: Know the difference between being light and being enlightened. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus and the Word of God, learn by...

WEEK 3.1: Today we explore what it means to be "a witness to the light". SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus and the Word of God...

WEEK 2.7: Discussion questions below. In this episode of A Slow Journey Through John, Nick and Jamie guide listeners through the complexities of the opening verses of the Gospel of John. We delve into the significance of 'the Word' and its dual meaning for Greek and Jewish audiences, explore the profound concepts of 'Zoe' life and divine light, and discuss the Trinity with its rela...

WEEK 2.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 2.5: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 2.4: "What came into being through the Word was life, and the life was the light for all people." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presenc...

WEEK 2.3: "Everything came into being through the Word, and without the Word nothing came into being." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presenc...

WEEK 2.2: " In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was with God in the beginning." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to h...

WEEK 2.1: Today in SJTJ, we jump into what some theologians call "the most influential passage in Christian theology." SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10(ish)-minute devotionals to help you abid...