A local community activist is hosting a workshop for women called Woman at the Well from 9 a.m. to noon, April 27, at God’s Kngdom Church, 423 Washington St. in downtown Lorain. Pastor Valerie Overton Howard, organizer of the event, refers to the day as a “spa day” for women to join together and discuss […]
The story of the Samaritan woman begins as Jesus is in the Judean countryside with His disciples. Jesus comes upon a Samaritan woman at a well and his conversation with her reveals some very important Biblical truths for us.
In the first Sunday Thoughts column I ever wrote four months ago, I related the Biblical account of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. It’s such a rich story.
Relationships? Success in business or in family? The accumulation of stuff? Even when you get that raise or that new car, all of these things fall short of what truly satisfies.
Lift Up Your Eyes, and See
Friday, January 15, 2021 @ 11:16 AM
You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times (Matthew 16:3).
We’re only a couple of weeks into a new year and already it seems we are still on the troubled path that led us into so much misery last year (and the year before and the year before…). Most of us are familiar with the famous quote that has been misattributed to Einstein: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Whether it’s insanity, wishful thinking, or just plain fear of the unknown no one really knows but the world is stuck in a rut and can’t get out. Hope will put you on a different path but it is incumbent upon you to be observant as you travel along. And be ready for change.