Good News Is Like Cold Water
Proverbs compares good news to cold water for a thirsty soul. How a few honest words of encouragement can reach someone far away.
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A faith blog and a friendly community, built like the corner fountain counter: one long table, plenty of room, and nobody turned away.
“Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.”
John 4:14
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Fresh at the Counter
Taste and See: Reading Scripture Slowly
You do not gulp a good drink at a counter. A simple way to read the Bible slowly, one short passage at a time.
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Hebrews tells us not to quit meeting together. Why showing up matters, and how to make room for the person walking in alone.
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Why a soda fountain?
Everything on This Menu Is Free
At the old corner fountain, "a coke" just meant a cold glass and a seat at the counter. You did not need to dress up or know anybody. The person next to you might be a stranger when you sat down and a friend by the time your glass was empty.
That is the feeling we are after. Grace, mercy, peace and living water were never for sale, and the invitation has always been open.
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
Isaiah 55:1