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The Coffee Shop on Martin Luther King Boulevard

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Every morning for three years, Maria Gonzalez walked into the same coffee shop on MLK Boulevard in Memphis and ordered the same black coffee. She...

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John 4:5-42

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John 4:5-42 — Roman Catholic (pastoral)

John 4:5-42 139:1-6, 13-18 comforts us: the Church’s remedies are for the wounded, not the perfect.

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John 4:5-42 — Arminian/Wesleyan (classic)

John 4:5-42 18:9-14 joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.

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John 4:5-42 — Reformed (pastoral)

John 4:5-42 Psalm 71:1-6, assurance isn’t self-confidence; it’s confidence in God’s steadfast character—today, not someday.

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