“Let’s Do It, Pa!”
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“Let’s Do It, Pa!” *
My Personal Blog
Thanks for stopping by my personal blog page where you will find all of the blog segments that have been published.
Please note: they are in chronological order, with the latest one first and the first one (1.0) at the bottom or on a previous page. The numbers refer to the chapter of the source document from which my ideas arose.
17.2 - The Huddle Where Time and Place Fall Quiet
What if Jesus’ prayer was not a sermon but a huddle. A quiet reflection on John 17 and shared presence.
16.5 — Faith That Stays
Faith often begins where certainty ends.
In John 16:23–33, Jesus prepares his closest friends for a moment when answers will no longer arrive on demand. What he offers instead is not clarity, but presence — not certainty, but friendship.
This reflection explores how belief matures through experience rather than explanation, and how John’s use of phileō — the love of friendship — signals a dramatic shift in identity from disciples to trusted companions. Faith, Jesus suggests, is not something to grasp or defend, but something to remain with when understanding falls silent.
Written as part of the John Project, this piece invites readers — religious or not — to consider faith not as agreement, but as staying.