Outsider to Evangelist: The “Woman at the Well”
Who is “the woman at the well”? An outsider for sure. Yet Jesus takes time to not only talk with her, but offer her his teaching. In doing so, he traverses boundaries of ethnicity, gender and social norms to create community. The “living water” he offers is transformational. This story will resonate with anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider, or seeks to participate in building truly inclusive, compassionate, life-sustaining community.
March 1: “Born Into Belonging”
Nicodemus seeks out Jesus and is invited to be born again by water and the spirit, into a new family and a new “center of gravity”.
He leaves unsettled.
By the end of the Gospel, we find him cradling the broken body of the one who invited him into new birth.
Born into belonging.
This is Lent’s ongoing invitation to us.
To “re-locate” ousrselves in Christ.
To re-center our lives not around nation, tribe, ideology, success, or even family — but around the love revealed in Jesus.
“Come and See” - Reflections on John 1: 19-42
What does Jesus’ invitation to “Come and See” really mean?
From Mourning to Dancing: Finding Hope in the Shadow of Tragedy
From mourning to dancing: a sermon exploring how we hold joy and grief simultaneously through John 21:1-14. When Jesus appears at the Sea of Tiberias after his resurrection, the disciples' empty nets become full. Their story speaks to our own contradictions—Easter celebration alongside the Lapu Lapu tragedy, systemic abundance alongside manufactured scarcity. Christ meets us at the shoreline between these realities, offering breakfast and belonging.
