The Woman at the Well – a Social Outcast to an Evangelist
VICTOR LORENZO
John 4:1-42
The transformation of a Samaritan woman from a social outcast to an evangelist. Let her story inspire us.
The Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John the...
Mary’s Perfume or Judas’ Money Bag
SR. CRISTINA GUEVARA*
JOHN 12: 1-11
Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus...
Seeing Clearly – A Memorial Meditation for Nancy
REV. AARON FULP-EICKSTAEDT
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, Virginia, February 24th, 2024.
Relatively late in his own life, the great Russian thinker and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, wrote the following reflection. “On the surface of a swift...
“Seeing Through”
NANCY CHICHIOCO RAZON
He has a purpose and a plan for me,
so unique, big and bold
better than I can imagine
It flows in clear water
waiting for me to listen, to feel and savor
to touch, appreciate, and...
The Truth of the Matter
MARYLOU B. GARCIA
Coming up with a subject to write about sometimes takes longer than the actual writing, but does it matter? The more important matters are the memories, emotions, and energy that well up...
Winning into Freedom
OSWALD CHAMBERS*
If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
JOHN 8:36
If there is even a trace of individual self-satisfaction left in us, it always says, “I can’t surrender,” or “I can’t be...
Enoch Walked with God
CHRIS TIEGREEN*
Genesis 5:22
We don't know much about Enoch other than that he walked with God - or "lived in close fellowship with God," as one translation puts it - but we know that God...
Shining in the Rain
NANCY CHICHIOCO-RAZON
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass… it's learning to dance in the rain."
Have you experienced this scenario - being stranded in the rain?
I could vividly remember this scene, a sudden outpour of...
“Let it Be”
FR. JOHN BONAVITACOLA
"And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree:
There will be an answer … in the song “Let It Be” BY THE BEATLES. When I find myself in times of trouble...
“Do Not Quench the Spirit”
OSWALD CHAMBERS
Do not quench the Spirit.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:19
The voice of the Spirit of God is as gentle as a summer breeze— so gentle that unless you are living in complete fellowship and oneness with...