The tension coils tighter in Jerusalem's ancient stones. A Jewish feast calls Jesus back, and by the Sheep Gate stands Bethesda's pool—five colonnades sheltering the blind, lame, and paralyzed. ( Archaeology has unearthed those very five porticoes, grounding John's account in real history. ) For thirty-eight years—an echo of Israel's wilderness years—a man lies helpless, waiting for mythical waters to stir. Jesus finds him, asks a probing question: “Do you want to be healed”

We have started our reading of the Gospel of John at our weekly Kingdom Minded Bible Study. This is a synopsis of chapters 1-4 told as a serial story with some exegesis added. We encouage you to read John along with us. If you are in the Saint Louis area we welcome you to join us in person every week! In the shadowed dawn of eternity, before stars spun their first light or rivers carved their paths, there existed the Word. Not a mere whisper or echo, but the blazing

As men we all face challenges in our personal, professional, and spiritual lives. Kingdom Minded Men is a group for men that meets weekly to read scripture and discuss how it relates to our own daily lives as followers of Christ. We celebrate each others success and hold one another up when we stumble in our walk.