Thank you so much for this! Every sermon I've ever heard on the Samaritan woman kept going on and on about what a terrible person she was, scorned by all others that she couldn't even go to the well at the time of day women would normally go. But if that was the case, why would the town listen to her and come to hear Jesus for themselves? And why would they say: no longer do we believe because you told us, but now we've seen for ourselves who Jesus is? They had at least some respect for her. I'm the woman at the well. And I haven't darkened a church door in quite awhile.
I've been doing a deep dive into Paul's letters in an effort to discover what the discrepancies in some of his teachings about women's roles in the church may be about. You are so right--context matters! I have never examined my take on the woman at the well before. I watched the video. Excellent sermon, thanks for sharing. And thanks for writing a thought-provoking, humble article.
Brilliant writing Kaeley! ❤️🫂
Thank you so much for this! Every sermon I've ever heard on the Samaritan woman kept going on and on about what a terrible person she was, scorned by all others that she couldn't even go to the well at the time of day women would normally go. But if that was the case, why would the town listen to her and come to hear Jesus for themselves? And why would they say: no longer do we believe because you told us, but now we've seen for ourselves who Jesus is? They had at least some respect for her. I'm the woman at the well. And I haven't darkened a church door in quite awhile.
I've been doing a deep dive into Paul's letters in an effort to discover what the discrepancies in some of his teachings about women's roles in the church may be about. You are so right--context matters! I have never examined my take on the woman at the well before. I watched the video. Excellent sermon, thanks for sharing. And thanks for writing a thought-provoking, humble article.