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SHOW NOTES:

Writer Katie Samia shares how prayerful imagination, anchored in the biblical text and historical detail, can help us encounter Jesus with wonder. Katie traces her journey through spiritual direction, healing, and creative research, then retells Gospel scenes through women’s perspectives: Pilate’s wife, Mary, the Samaritan woman, a midwife at the Nativity, and more. We talk about how to practice imaginative prayer without drifting from Scripture, letting brief “glimpses” become invitations, and why Jesus’ miracles of healing still speak to unseen places in us. You’ll hear practical ways to begin: read the passage slowly, ask honest questions, notice one detail, and carry it into prayer. If you’ve longed to feel included in the biblical story, or to feel loved by God again, this episode is a warm, reverent path toward deeper intimacy with Jesus and a renewed love for His Word.

And as always, we start off the episode with what is bringing us joy and we know you will be so encouraged by this conversation. Listen free on Apple or Spotify, and join us on Patreon for an extended version of this episode as well as exclusive content!

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Halfway to Sunday is a weekly conversation on life and faith with your friends. We are so glad you’re here!

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• Scripture References:

John 2:1–11 — Wedding at Cana (joy, Mary’s nudge, first sign).
John 4:4–42 — The Samaritan woman (transformation and witness).
Luke 2:1–20 — Nativity (midwife imagined; birth context).
Luke 1:26–38 — Annunciation / Visitation to Mary.
Matthew 27:19 — Pilate’s wife’s dream about Jesus.

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• Other Mentions:

The First Spiritual Exercises by Michael Hansen

Bible Resources:

Patreon

The Bible Project

The Journaling Bible I use | Bible Highlighters | Annotating Tabs | **affiliate links

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Other Episodes That May Be Helpful:

Episode #75 You’ve Heard it Said…But What Does Jesus Say? w/ Thomas West

Episode #74 Proximity Over Performance w/ Terence Lester

Episode #72 Bearing Witness to Brave Faith w/ Kurt Ver Beek

Episode #59 Loyal in His Love: How Jesus Heals What People Break w/ Tabitha Panariso

Episode #53 Faith Isn’t Fragile w/ Erin Moon

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