Monthly Archives: May 2019

Pondering John 4:25-42. She came to the well because she had a physical need for water; she would leave with a deeper, spiritual need satisfied. It’s the physical needs, the ones we know, where Jesus first meets with many of us. Needs are obvious in third world countries. There we can see cries for cleanContinue reading “She Shared Him”

Pondering John 4:15-24. She wasn’t quite sure what He was telling her. She didn’t totally get it but it sounded good. It definitely sounded better than what she had. So she requested what He offered—water that provided eternal life. So many people think they must have all their questions answered before they say “yes” toContinue reading “He Knows”

Pondering John 4:7-15. Racial walls, gender walls, cultural walls, socio-economic walls, political walls, religious walls. These man-made boundaries harden our hearts. They prevent us from caring for one another. They stop us from listening to one another. They breed hostility. And they don’t look at all like Jesus. He was Jewish. She was Samaritan. HeContinue reading “Walls Tumble Down”