Include Weekly

Include Weekly is your guide to what's new, what's deep, and what's worth dwelling on. Each issue offers a short devotional reflection, a closer look at a piece of scripture, and one gentle spiritual practice to try during the week ahead. It’s a space to slow down, engage thoughtfully with faith, and reflect on how scripture and spiritual practice connect with everyday life.

John chapter 5 is a powerful chapter in the narrative of John. Starting with a healing and followed by powerful public teaching, it has a lot to say about healing and the sabbath, resurrection and judement. If you haven't read it in awhile, take a moment today to read at least the first 15 verse...

Jul 20, 2026 gospel healing jesus lame man miracle

Signs and Wonders

Have you ever yearned to see a miracle? Some evidence of the invisible God made visible in your life? Just something to embolden your faith? I've often found myself wondering why God doesn't do more to demonstrate His existence for us today. Why no more pillars of fire? Why do we never see the ...

Jul 13, 2026 faith jesus living water miracles officials son samaritan woman signs and wonders woman at the well

He Who Sees the Unseen

It's noon and not yet the hottest part of the day. The grass sways in what remains of the cool breeze of the morning. The sun is perched high, pouring it's light on the hilltops and valleys below. A man approaches a well, his muscles weary after a long walk, a little out of breath, a bead of s...

Jul 06, 2026 hagar john 4 living water marginalized salvation samaritan woman

Not Reformed, Re-created

One of the first things Jesus tells Nicodemus is that unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. When Nicodemus struggles to understand, Jesus explains: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). T...

Jun 29, 2026 genesis jesus nicodemus rebirth recreation spirit water

How Can These Things Be?

Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus is as theologically rich as it is short. In this story, one of the most prominent teachers in all of Israel (Nicodemus) comes to inquire of Jesus. Sure, he comes under cover of darkness, and yes, he is only willing to acknowledge that Jesus is one of many te...

Jun 22, 2026 cynicism humility john nicodemus

Faith That Overturns

The story of Jesus clearing the temple has always been one of those accounts that I've struggled to understand. How did the scene unfold? Of course, I understand the facts of the story--Jesus walks in to the temple for Passover and is confronted immediately by a scene He finds infuriating. He see...

Jun 15, 2026 book of john brother's keeper clearing the temple love royal priesthood

An Ordinary Gospel

Sometimes I worry that because the good news of the gospel is so familiar to us, that we've lost it's power. Have we made it ordinary? A part of our lives that we know, but keep safely tucked away, careful to not let it disrupt our daily life too much? Or maybe something that has simply become...

May 25, 2026 gospel john joy love worship

Come and See

The Gospel of John is a beautifully woven narrative, complete with beautiful poetry, stark images, abundant hyperlinks to Old Testament motifs & promises, and layered meaning. As an author, he uses every tool at his disposal to expose and reinforce his most important themes throughout the text...

May 18, 2026 come and see gospel gospel of john jesus psalms revelation

He Dwells Among Us

The great epic that is the Bible begins with a clear conflict: the divine breathes life into humanity in order to live in community with us, but once sin arrives, this intimacy is shattered. Humanity finds itself thrust outside of Eden and away from God, in a position that they were never crea...

May 04, 2026 dwell incarnation jesus john tabernacle

Finding Your Voice

In the opening lines of Gospel of John, John the Baptist arrives not as the light, but as the witness. His purpose is simple and singular: to help others see. And as we learned last week, we are called to do the same. Yet I find myself struggling to fulfill this calling every day. Because when i...

Apr 27, 2026 faith imposter syndrome john john the baptist testify testimony witness

Faith Needs a Voice

At the opening of the Gospel, John speaks of a mysterious figure—the Word—who is both with God and is God. The Creator of all things, the source of life, the light of humanity. A light, he says, that has entered the darkness—and a darkness that cannot comprehend it or overcome it. And then, witho...

Apr 20, 2026 gospel john prologue testify witness

Rhythm of Remembrance

Some truths are too large for plain speech. John begins his Gospel not with an essay or a plain declaration, but with a poem. Because poetry, both then and now, is not ornamental—it is a powerful vessel of truth. Poetry is how we collectively remember who we are. The Psalms, the prophets, the...

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Include Weekly

Include Weekly is your guide to what's new, what's deep, and what's worth dwelling on. Each issue offers a short devotional reflection, a closer look at a piece of scripture, and one gentle spiritual practice to try during the week ahead. It’s a space to slow down, engage thoughtfully with faith, and reflect on how scripture and spiritual practice connect with everyday life.

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