John has been arrested. This would not have seemed like the right time for an announcement.
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Jesus meets Simon and Andrew in the middle of their ordinary workday.
For much of my life, I have understood Jesus primarily as someone we follow, and that is true.
For several years, my email signature has ended with Soli Deo Gloria, “to God alone be the glory.”
Growing up in my small southeast Arkansas town of about 8,000 people, we had two school districts—the “city” school and the “country” school.
Usually, when we study the Samaritan woman, we focus on her relationships (five husbands is an eye opener.) Another common focus of the story is that the woman came to the well at noon, alone.
Jesus’ invitation is tender and direct. Jesus does not call the strong, the self-sufficient, or the ones who have everything figured out.
Andrew did not preach a sermon or organize a movement. He simply went to find his brother and said, “We have found the Messiah.”
Although we don’t know a great deal about the life of John the Baptizer, we do know that Elizabeth and Mary knew each other when they were both pregnant.