Scripture Reading — John 4:4-18[Jesus] told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” — John 4:16In this story we find hints that the Samaritan woman was accustomed to hiding. Her personal life had fallen into ruin, and her sense of shame af

Scripture Reading — John 4:7-10“You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” — John 4:9Most of us like to have a place to call home. We prefer to be in familiar territory and with people who are like us.Jesus was

Scripture Reading — John 4:4-10When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” — John 4:7To read this story well, we need to understand who this Samaritan woman was. As we saw yesterday, the Samaritans

Scripture Reading — John 4:4-9Now [Jesus] had to go through Samaria. — John 4:4The story at Sychar is all about outsiders. Samaritans were racially mixed former Israelites who had intermarried when Israel was conquered and exiled (2 Kings 17).

Scripture Reading — John 4:1-9A Samaritan woman came to draw water. . . — John 4:7This month, we’ll get to know a surprising woman whom Jesus befriended. John 4:7 begins to describe a situation that was not what this woman would have wanted.To

Scripture Reading — Luke 5:27-32“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” — Luke 5:30Followers of Jesus are expected to be nice, well-behaved, and untainted by the world, right? Most believers seem to think that.But Jesus nev

Scripture Reading — Hosea 11:1-4“The more they were called, the more they went away from me.” — Hosea 11:2This month we’re reflecting on hide and seek—the game about wanting and not wanting to be found.We’ve been playing that game with God for