tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989162926619563758.post2511671137548328156..comments2023-04-24T09:05:46.244-07:00Comments on Seminary Disseminations: March 27 SermonJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18123827340391563837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989162926619563758.post-53446423783689189252011-03-27T16:23:36.127-07:002011-03-27T16:23:36.127-07:00Julie, I'm so glad you liked it! I felt like I...Julie, I'm so glad you liked it! I felt like I had to come out pretty strongly on the morality point. All in all, I was really glad that a woman's voice got to preach this text.<br /><br />I am honored to get a place in your Bible next to the apostle John. ;)Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123827340391563837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989162926619563758.post-80113582150121566272011-03-26T19:11:13.526-07:002011-03-26T19:11:13.526-07:00This whole sermon is fabulous. But this part struc...This whole sermon is fabulous. But this part struck me especially, and has completely unlocked why I love this story so much, and am saddened when interpretations of it highlight the "sin" of the woman:<br /><br />"To be known is to be loved, and to be loved is to be known. Too often we read this story as a morality tale, a story about a sinful woman - some even call her a prostitute - who is redeemed from her sin. But this story has nothing to do with morality; sin is never mentioned. This is a story about identity. This is a story that teaches us the miraculous power of being known, truly known, fully and completely known."<br /><br />The way you've framed this will stick with me for a while. I think I'm going to write it on a Post-It note and stick it on John 4 :]<br /><br />Thanks for posting this, Jennie!♥ juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993546808615628776noreply@blogger.com