Many people are taught in school to start a research paper by developing a thesis. You know the drill: pick an idea, a central point, and write it down. Then flesh it out with anecdotes and research that support that thesis. Most often, it's good to start with the thesis so that it's clear to the reader what you're up to.

John breaks that rule, putting the point of his ancient biography at the very end. After all the information's shared, all the stories told, all the miracles celebrated, he finally clues us into the point of it all.

The big idea? "[T]hat you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name."

Today, look through the text on your screen toward the life it is pointing to: a life in Christ that is yours today.

By John Woods from D365