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From the Margins to Preachers: The Woman at the Well and LGBTQ+ People

March 8, 2026/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Often, those of us on the margins know what it is to thirst. to recognize weariness in another’s eyes. to survive in dry places. Read More

Thirsty for Living Water

March 15, 2020/2 Comments/in Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

If only the Samaritan woman were like all the other women in the town… if she had had a reputable past… if she subscribed to the social and moral mores of Samaria, and held her tongue, especially in the company of men, she would not have encountered Jesus. Read More

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