Picture it. The first day of your created life. You feel the blades of the grass between your new naked feet, attached to your nice beautiful long

John 4:4 Jesus had to go through Samaria. You know, I never understood the phrase “had to”. · I had to go here or there · I had to do this thing or that, or my favorite · I had to buy those shoes (ok, let’s be honest, shoes should not be listed here. But for all intents and purposes, let’s just go with it-lol- buy the shoes) For one to say they “had to”, insist that there was a compulsion, necessity or even a requirement. No d

John 4:1-42, V 27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” We saw Jesus baptize many on the Judean countryside. We saw Jesus speaking to Nicodemus at night. We saw Jesus turn water into wine. We saw Jesus clear the temple. We saw all those events, yet none of us saw this coming, we were not prepared. So many questions – but yet we dared not ask the questions b

John 4:1-42 Get married they said. Marriage will solve all your issues they said. Well, here I am- been married, not once, not twice, not thrice, but 5xs. Can you imagine what 5 failed marriages does to your self-esteem? To your heart? Your ability to trust yourself? Your ability to give yourself into the hands of others? Your hopes? Your dreams? I can. I can tell you about that hurt. The grief of a life that I thought I would have, the talk from the men in the village, t