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Guest teacher Stan Thomas shows us how the words of Jesus call us to see our own hunger and invited us to feed on that which will truly satisfy. Jesus, himself.

Jesus said He would send the Spirit to us to be our Helper, Comforter, and Guide. When the Spirit comes he do so without delay through a refining Fire. This Fire recognizes and removes barriers in order to draw people to the Lord.

With the Stoning of Stephen, we have an account of the first Xian martyr, who experiences “hell on earth”. Yet, he receives a vision is so captivating, so informative that even in the worst moment imaginable, Stephen is not hopeless, hateful, or disappointed.

This week we had the privilege of sitting under the teaching of Aswan Morris. Aswan is Regional Director of Young Life for the Manhattan and the Bronx, and a real gift to NYC.

A proper reflection on Holy Week may allow one to arrive at the Empty Tomb, and see its full of meaning.

With today's passage we learn that while never less than thoughtful, the Christian life is more than an intellectual exercise. Having been healed of blindness we learn from John 9:1-41 what it looks like to walk with confidence in God without having to have all the answers. 

Today, James Payne draws out helpful and hopeful observations from the story of the Samaritan women who comes to a well looking for water. Only, she finds something much much more.  

With this brief conversation Jesus doesn’t just interrupt Nicodemus' train of thought, but he interrupts his story. Join us during this season of Lent where we're invited into a new story, one that's bigger than our own. 

Today we see Jesus being led by the Spirit into the Wilderness to be tested. As those who walk with Christ during the Lenten season, we gladly go where we do not want to go. 

How does one neighbor love another as themselves? It begins with beholding.