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THE SAMARITAN WOMAN The Samaritan woman is no different than any other woman of her time, nor is she different than any individual of our time, which includes you and me. What do I mean by that? Because in other ways she is different, being of Jewish bloodline, living in Samaria, a divorcee...

Did you know you had 7 distinct gifts given to you at birth? Intriguing? Well here is even more intriguing. Where do you think the following expressions come from? 1) He’s/she’s a born leader 2) There’s not a negative bone in his/her body? 3) He would give you the shirt of his back? 4) She...

Is God in the Fire? In Daniel 3:19-27, we read of three young Hebrew men who dared to defy the odds. Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, riding the waves of popularity and certainly full of himself, decided to build a statue that was from a dream he had. This statue had a head of Gold on it...

Is there a recipe for discipleship? Let’s see if we can’t find a verse that is just that, a recipe. Now we all know that the scriptures are not filled with recipes of any kind. Mind you, could the 10 commandments be called a recipe for good, honest, respectful living? Perhaps it is. I once...

How fast are you going? In the epistle to the Hebrews (12:1), the author introduces us to the RACE. He tells us to RUN hard so as to win the prize. He also entreats us to lay aside the weight of sin that ensnares and would slow us down, like running with a ball and chain around our ankles...

Who was that Good Samaritan? I think we have all heard the preaching of the Good Samaritan as a parable meant to stir us into the same kind of action. This is in no means wrong as all of us should be good Samaritans to our neighbours at any given time. However, in order be a good Samaritan, we...

Have you ever wondered why Jesus changed water into wine as His first miracle? When you think of it, the majority of the people at the wedding didn’t even know he did it. The servants knew and perhaps His disciples did, but certainly the festive crowd didn’t. So what was the reason for that...