Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year 4, NL)
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Come and see and live (John 4:5-42)
A spring of living water is not easily controlled.
March 8, Lent 3A (John 4:5–42)
Jesus’ opening approach to the woman at the well is one that confesses his own need.
Praying the imprecatory psalms with Bonhoeffer
How did these psalms about enemies feel in 1940? How do they feel today?
May 25, Easter 6C (John 5:1-9)
Again and again, God comes near and changes everything.
Making old things new
Great artists know that the past provides essential ingredients for the future. Jacob Collier exemplifies this. So does Jesus.
The Samaritan woman vs. our assumptions (John 4:5-42)
She doesn’t even have a name. Surely she is a questionable character if she has no name.
March 12, Lent 3A (Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; John 4:5-42)
Water dominated the imaginations of our ancestors in faith, whose stories often called for either a canteen or galoshes.
Hope for the climate (Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 5:1-9)
Given the environmental future we’re facing, we would do well to address it with resurrection hope.
A barbershop births a church of drug users, ex-cons, and homeless folks
Others have given up on them, but not God.
A prophetic ministry of relationship
Jesus in conversation with three women in the Gospels
May 26, Easter 6C (John 5:1-9)
Like a girl jumping double dutch, Jesus has perfect timing.
Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
Women of the Bible say #MeToo
Read Tamar or Dinah's story with your church. Listen together for their cries.
Reading the Bible as a feminist
From creation to Mary Magdalene, Barbara E. Reid offers convincing alternatives to sexist interpretations of scripture.