by paracletepress | Sep 17, 2019
encountering the samaritan woman March 26, 2018 BY REV. ALEXIA SALVATIERRA Call: We are moved and inspired by the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. He takes her seriously, listening to her questions and responding with the fullest truth possible....
by paracletepress | Sep 17, 2019
naomi’s lament and #metoo March 9, 2018 by Carolyn Custis James Current events have a way of shedding fresh light on familiar Bible narratives that some of us have been hearing since we were children. The desperate plight of millions of refugees in today’s world...
by paracletepress | Sep 15, 2019
from death to life February 19, 2018 by Tracy Johnson The Bible tells the story of King David’s daughter Tamar and how her brother Amnon raped her (2 Samuel 13). In my 40 years of faith, I have never heard this passage preached in any church. I find this curious but...