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By the Well

By the Well

Written by: Fran Barber & Robyn Whitaker
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 By the Well is a weekly lectionary-based podcast for preachers. Each week we take a deep dive into some of the texts from the Revised Common Lectionary, exploring their ancient setting and how we might preach them today. We aim to take the Bible seriously, but not literally, bringing the best biblical scholarship into conversation with lived experience, pastoral need, and theology. Our name, By the Well, is a nod to the Samaritan woman in John 4. In many ways she is an ordinary woman, perhaps on the margins of her community. When she encounters Jesus during her daily task of drawing water at the well, it transforms her and her faith. In discovering the “living water” that is Christ, she becomes a preacher and evangelist for her community, bringing them to encounter the good news of God for themselves. - Fran and Robyn (co-founders)© 2019-2025 By the Well Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • C 250 Reign of Christ

    C 250 Reign of Christ
    Nov 13 2025

    Robyn and Fran discuss Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20 and Luke 23:33-43, and bid farewell for now, as By the Well pauses.
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    33 mins
  • C249 Pentecost 23

    C249 Pentecost 23
    Nov 9 2025

    Howard Wallace and Brendan Byrne discuss Isaiah 65:17-25, Isaiah 12 and Luke 21:5-19.
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    20 mins
  • C248 Pentecost 22

    C248 Pentecost 22
    Nov 4 2025

    Daniel Sihombing and Sandy Brodine discuss Haggai 1:15-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-7; and Luke 20:27-38.
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    28 mins
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