The saying 'there's no place like home' reminds us of the human need to feel settled, to have a place which they can call their own. Home will mean something different to different people, but for most, it is a place where you feel comfortable and can relax, where you...

We might assume that Jesus was universally popular; after all, what can be criticised about healing someone who had been paralysed for 38 years? John shows us, however, that the healings Jesus did often aroused criticism and ultimately persecution from religious...

The third miracle or sign Jesus performed in John’s gospel is the healing of a man who had been paralysed for 38 years (John 5:1-15), a vivid reminder that healing can be for something sudden or something more long-term. It should not surprise us that God is the...