John 4:7-30 I love books and movies.  Ever since I was a child, no matter how satisfying the ending, as I got to the last page or to the end credits, I wondered, "And then what happened?" The gospels are full of Jesus' short encounters were he heals strangers.  I always wondered, "and then what?"  How does being healed by the Savior in the flesh change the rest of your life? One of the women I always wonder about isn't even named.  We simply call her the woman at well.  We kn

This Lenten season, our church has been spending each Sunday focusing on one day of Holy Week.  I realized that I knew each day by heart: Spy Wednesday, when Judas decided to betray Jesus, Maundy Thursday when Jesus gave his followers the command to love one another.   But what happened on Holy Saturday, when Jesus was still silent in the tomb?  Nothing.  This must have been the worst day of the week, if not for all of history. The disciples are drowning in sorrow and grief w