In our first podcast episode, Gershon Nimbalker, Common Grace's National Director, and Erica Mandi Manga, Young Adults Pastor at St Paul's Castle Hill in Sydney, discuss Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4.

Together, they reflect on the beauty and boldness of this encounter - where Jesus crosses cultural, religious, and gender boundaries to meet a woman on the margins with gentleness and truth. Rather than shaming or silencing her, Jesus sees her, empowers her, and entrusts her with good news that ripples out to her whole community. Their conversation reflects on what this story means for power, safety, belonging, and the breaking down of barriers today - and how becoming more like Jesus might lead us toward a more courageous, boundary-crossing love.

Closing song:

"Roll on Mighty River" by Luke Vassella

www.lukevassella.com

Other music:

Family Time Acoustic Guitar by Greg Kirkelie is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Name: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/greg-kirkelie/

license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0