”Talking John” is a series of podcasts featuring Dr. John White Jr., Chancellor Emeritus for the University of Arkansas, and Rev. Dr. Michelle J. Morris, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Bentonville, as they discuss their personal and professional connections to the Gospel of John and offer their scholarly and personal reflections.
Talking John
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”Talking John” is a series of podcasts featuring Dr. John White Jr., Chancellor Emeritus for the University of Arkansas, and Rev. Dr. Michelle J. Morris, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Bentonville, as they discuss their personal and professional connections to the Gospel of John and offer their scholarly and personal reflections.
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Recent Episodes
May 8, 2026
Talking John - Season 2, Episode 3 - "I Am: Bread and True Vine"
Season 2 - Episode 3 - I AM Bread and True Vine Scripture: John 6:26-70 and 15:1-8 Description: As we dive into two images that are so central to John White’s faith, we hope that you will find a way of understanding community and connection to Christ. Questions to consider if you are using this podcast for study: Jesus says, “I am the light of the world.” Where do you see light overcoming darkness in your own life or in the world around you? The Gospel of John connects light with life and love. How do you see these three themes working together in your faith experience? The contrast between Nicodemus coming at night and the Samaritan woman meeting Jesus in daylight is highlighted. What might this say about spiritual awareness, openness, or readiness? Light is described as something universal that all people understand. Why do you think Jesus often used everyday, universal images to teach deep spiritual truths? Jesus repeats “I am the light of the world” to his disciples. What does that repetition suggest about how we learn or hold onto important truths? The statement “I am the resurrection and the life” is described as central to Christianity. What does the idea of resurrection mean to you personally—not just after death, but in your life right now? The conversation suggests that people often grow deeper in faith through doubt and questioning. How have questions or struggles shaped your faith journey?
March 26, 2026
Talking John - Episode 2: I Am Bread and True Vine
Season 2, Episode 2: I AM Bread and True Vine Scripture: John 6:26-70 and 15:1-8 Description: As we dive into two images that are so central to John White’s faith, we hope that you will find a way of understanding community and connection to Christ. Questions to consider if you are using this podcast for study: How does knowing the context of a teaching (like the feeding of the 5,000 before “I am the bread of life”) change the way you understand it? Where do you see God meeting both physical and spiritual needs in your life or community? Why do you think we often default to “doing” instead of “believing”? What does it look like to truly trust instead of striving? What memories or experiences shape your understanding of communion or “bread” in your faith journey? What practices help you stay connected (abide) in Christ? What tends to pull you away? What might God be “pruning” in your life right now? How do you discern what to release and what to keep? What does it look like for a church or group to truly carry one another’s burdens? Where do you see this happening—or missing?
December 22, 2025
Talking John - Season 2, Episode 1 - "I Am: The Good Shepherd and the Gate"
"I Am: The Good Shepherd and the Gate" Scripture: John 10:1-18 Description: Welcome to our next group of podcasts here in Talking John, where we will be discussing the “I Am” statements from the Fourth Gospel. We start with I am the Good Shepherd and the Gate from Chapter 10. Questions to consider if you are using this podcast for study: How does it change your understanding of Jesus to hear that “I Am” echoes the divine name (the God of “being” itself)? What difference does it make to you that Jesus uses that holy phrase and then attaches such everyday images to it (bread, light, gate, shepherd, vine, etc.)? When you hear Jesus say, “I am the gate” and “I am the good shepherd,” what kind of protection or security do you long for most right now? Where in your life have you experienced God’s protection—not that trouble disappeared, but that you were held in the middle of it? The group mentioned that in Psalm 23, “follow” can be better translated as “pursue.” How does it change things to imagine goodness and mercy actively chasing after you? Can you name a time when it felt like God’s goodness “caught up” with you even when you weren’t looking for it? Jesus says his sheep know his voice and will not follow a stranger. In our noisy world, what helps you discern Jesus’ voice from all the other “thieves and robbers”? Are there particular messages, movements, or “Christian” voices you now recognize as a stranger’s voice rather than the Shepherd’s? What tipped you off? The conversation named how anxious and divided our country feels right now, and how many people are scared. What does it look like, very practically, to “lean on the Good Shepherd” in a season of fear or confusion—personally, and as a church? They talked about people who have deconstructed harmful forms of Christianity and feel like their faith is gone, when maybe it has actually grown. If you’ve questioned or taken apart parts of your faith, where do you sense Jesus as the gate—inviting you into a truer, healthier pasture rather than out of faith altogether? Michelle described herself not as the shepherd, but as the sheepdog—barking, nudging, and helping the flock stay close to Jesus.In your own context (home, work, church, community), where might God be calling you to be a “sheepdog”—not the Savior, but someone who helps people stay close to the Good Shepherd?
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