Motivations, Inequality, and Good Service – Pre Service Trip Reflection 2026
Editor’s Note: Many churches and youth groups embark on summer service trips. This Faith Lens post is a reflection we hope you’ll use with your group prior to your trip to spark conversation not only about what you are doing,...
Summer Sabbatical 2026
Faith Lens is pausing its weekly article rhythm for the summer. However, be on the lookout for three new resources we hope will be useful: A pre-summer trip reflection to help prepare groups for a trip, released in June A...
May 17, 2026 – Look Up
Prepare: The Gospel of John has some of the most dense “theological language” of the Gospels. Not that the others aren’t also deeply engaged in God-talk (theo-logos → God-words → theology!), but the author of John goes to great lengths...
May 10, 2026 – Ordinary, Household Acts of Love
Prepare: The Gospel of John has a very different character than the other three Gospels (Mark, Matthew, and Luke, which are called “the Synoptic Gospels”). Whereas the Synoptic Gospels tell many similar stories about the life and ministry of Jesus,...
May 3, 2026 – Prepare a Place For You
Prepare: John 14 is a part of a longer section of John that Bible scholars call the farewell discourse. Jesus and his disciples are at the Last Supper. Jesus is trying to prepare them for life without him. We hear...