Walk to the Water

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Protected: Living Water: “What is that to you?” (John 21:23)

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Living Water: Better Than Getting It Back

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The Book of John.  Chapter Twenty.
Alece once asked, “Want another cup?“
She had recently read For One More Day by Mitch Albom, which posed a question I’ve had to wrestle to the ground:  ”Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance…What if you got it back?”
My answer to that [...]

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Living Water: Powerless

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The Book of John.  Chapter Nineteen.
“You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from Above” (John 19:11).
I never grew up in a Christian home.  In childhood, I was not sheltered from the dangers of the world.  Oftentimes, I could find them just down the hall.
In the [...]

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Living Water: The Infuriated Hour

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The Book of John.  Chapter Eighteen.

The stab to the heart that is such music,
the light beyond brightness that is such sight–
For the sake of this season in the stories
I will cease my wars with God tonight.
~from Carol of the Infuriated Hour
by David Brandan Hopes
I found that poem hiding at a Barnes & Noble upstate, [...]

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Living Water: Prayer

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The Book of John.  Chapter Seventeen.
Dear Lord:
It’s the bottom of the ninth.
Bases loaded.
Two outs.
I’m losing 3 to 0.
And You’re up.
Amen

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Living Water: The Grapes of Grace

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The Book of John.  Chapter Fifteen.
“I am the true vine, you are the branches.”  ~John 15:5
Exactly one month ago today, it was my turn to DO something.  And I ended up writing one of my favorite lines about the purpose of Christ:
“We have been spared The Cup of Wrath because we drink, daily, [...]

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Living Water: All This Time

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The Book of John.  Chapter Fourteen.
“Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am?” (14:9).
The Twelve Disciples had spent about three years with Jesus, but still Philip did not know Him.
Three years.
That’s a long time to care for a single spiritual seed.
But Jesus made [...]

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Living Water: LOVE.

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The Book of John.  Chapter Thirteen.
You have heard that it was said, “Love the sinner” and “Hate the sin,” but I tell you:  ”The words you speak come from the heart–that’s what defiles you.  For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.  These are what [...]

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Living Water: The Night of Day

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The Book of John.  Chapter Twelve.
When I was a child, I used to play in the yard a lot with my sister and my brother.  Sometimes, other kids would come along and we would all play Kick The Can.  Other times, we would just explore the woods and the rocks in the backyard [...]

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Living Water: The Stones We Throw

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The Book of John.  Chapter Eight.
A few years ago, I had a conversation with my pastor about the public image of Christianity.  He was very disgruntled that so many Christians had chosen to take a stand against certain political issues instead of taking a stand for the very grace God has given us.
“If [...]

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Living Water: Intent vs. Interpretation

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The Book of John.  Chapter Seven.
The more familiar I become with The Book of John, the more I realize the similarities between this version of The Gospel and The Old Testament.  While oftentimes, believers have seen The New Testament as a completely different revelation of God, The Gospel of John reveals some insightful [...]

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Living Water: The Wind and Waves

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The Book of John.  Chapter Six.
So Jesus fed thousands of people who, in turn, wanted to make Him their earthly king.  He faced this temptation several times throughout The Gospels, but each and every time He refused.
Jesus never took a shortcut to His Crown.
And neither can we.
Instead, like The Disciples, we must endure [...]

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Living Water: Jesus In New York

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The Book of John.  Chapter Five.
Donnette Sanz, a traffic agent in the Bronx borough of New York, was crossing a street when a van–which had no brakes–struck her so hard that she was flung into an oncoming bus.
A beautiful, black woman, she was only 33 years old.
And seven months pregnant.
But, immediately after Donnette [...]

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Living Water: The Well of Life

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The Book of John.  Chapter Four.
This past weekend, I took a much-needed respite from the madness my life has become lately.  And for all of two hours I kept travelling between day classes at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the night life of Las Vegas, Nevada–vicariously, of course, since I was watching the [...]

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