John Grant is a former Florida State Senator and is a practicing attorney. He was previously a professor at the University of South Florida College of Business. He is an active writer and frequent speaker and lives with his wife Beverley in Tampa Florida. They have three children and seven grandchildren. They are actively involved [...]

JOHN FISCHER, as Senior Writer with PurposeDrivenLife.com, has specialized in a daily devotional that now reaches an audience of over 400,000 people five times a week. John’s career spans over thirty-five years of distinctive ministry, first as a singer/songwriter, recording artist and pioneer of Jesus Music, then as a best-selling author, and currently as a [...]

John Fischer authored the Purpose Driven Life daily devotional, as well as other insightful articles, on PurposeDrivenLife.com for more than two years. John’s career spans over thirty years of distinctive ministry, first as a singer/songwriter, recording artist and pioneer of Jesus Music, then as a best-selling author, and currently as a popular speaker at conferences, [...]

What was Jesus like? What did he actually say? This is taken directly from the New Living Translation of the Bible. It’s written by one of Jesus’ disciples and recounts Jesus’ life and teachings. The following is a 21 part reading of the Gospel of John. Chapter 1 – Christ, the Eternal Word 1In the [...]

Jesus Arrested 1When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. 2Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas came to [...]

Jesus Sentenced to be Crucified 1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him in the face. [...]

This is 3 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 3 – Jesus and Nicodemus 1After dark one evening, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a Pharisee, 2came to speak with Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to [...]

This is 21 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 21 – Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples 1Later Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee.* This is how it happened. 2Several of the disciples were there?Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the [...]

This is 5 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 5 – Jesus Heals a Lame Man 1Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda,* with five covered [...]

The Empty Tomb 1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord [...]