Category Archives: Cultural Context

Unidentified and Uninvited, Yet Unforgettable, Part 1 ~ Setting the Stage

We spent the last few weeks exploring that fascinating interaction between Jesus and an unnamed Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. But that wasn’t the only occasion where an unidentified woman had a life-changing encounter with the Son of God – … Continue reading

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The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 3 ~ “Living Water” Begins to Flow

As today’s title indicates, this is the third installment in our current series, “The ‘If’ that Changes Everything”. As we saw in our previous editions, our story began with 

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The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 2 ~ The Process Unfolds

Today’s post is a continuation of The Meeting at the Well discussion we began last week, so let’s begin with a brief recap. Our story began with Jesus having decided to leave Judea and return to His “home turf” in … Continue reading

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The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 1 ~ A Meeting at the Well

How many times have we thought about some significant event in our lives that we’d give anything to be able to redo, edit, or delete entirely? And how many times have we

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