Water from the Well

by Stephen P. McCutchan

We can all use nourishment to sustain us on our spiritual journey, and there's no better source to get a refreshing drink from than God's Word. In these pages, Stephen McCutchan helps you draw from that endless well with a complete set of theological reflections based on scripture texts from Cycle A of the Revised Common Lectionary. His insightful meditations guide you through each Sunday's passages by focusing on key themes and highlighting the text's central meaning for our everyday lives.

This volume is perfect for use as a daily devotional -- five easy-to-follow formats for personal meditation are included, allowing you to combine prayer time with reading one of the week's scripture texts and its accompanying commentary. It's also a valuable reference for sermon preparation, as well as an excellent curriculum for adult classes integrating Bible study with Sunday worship. But however you choose to use it, Water from the Well is an inspirational resource that will strengthen your connection with the divine story and your ability to hear God's voice speaking through scripture.

Stephen P. McCutchan is a Presbyterian pastor and adjunct professor at Wake Forest Divinity School. Prior to his recent retirement, he served for 23 years as the pastor of Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. McCutchan is a contributing writer for the online service The Immediate Word (www.sermonsuite.com), and he is the author of Good News for a Fractured Society and Experiencing the Weaving the Psalms into Your Ministry and Faith (Smyth & Helwys), which won the 2001 Angell Award from the Presbyterian Writers Guild. McCutchan is a graduate of Muskingum College and Union Theological Seminary in New York City. For more information or to contact the author, visit his website at www.smccutchan.com.

284 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Stephen McCutchan, writer, humorist, and advocate for the care of clergy, is a Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister.

His novel A Star and a Tear, amzn.to/1aTDdgs, explores the symbiotic relationship between sexuality and spirituality.

He has also published three volumes of short stories about the lives of clergy. Volume 1 of Clergy Tales--tails: Who Wags the Dog, amzn.to/11j6L2D, is a parabolic tale of a pastor confronting the difficult issue of immigration and a second tale of pressure of never being off the clock.

The second volume, Clergy Tales--Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting, amzn.to/1a1uCI6,includes 3 stories dealing with issues of envy among clergy, sexism, and greed. This volume also includes a game for clergy families to play.

The third volume of Clergy tales--Tails: When God Wags the Tale, amzn.to/15TORlR, contains 3 stories facing the expanding understanding of sexuality, the despair of clergy that can lead to bizarre behavior, and the impact of secondary stress on a pastor. This volume includes an exercise for clergy on spiritual renewal.

In the area of nonfiction, Steve is author of Let’s Have Lunch: Conversation, Race, and Community; Experiencing the Psalms (recipient of the Jim Angell award from the Presbyterian Writers Guild);amzn.to/12ErVoL, and Good News for a Fractured Society,http://amzn.to/1ch7KCx, and a three volume devotional for pastors based on the common lectionary. amzn.to/13VO446.

As a resource for clergy, Steve has created two CDs, A Deep Well for the Pastor and Laughter from the Well. http://www.smccutchan.com.

His thirty-eight years of pastoral leadership in three middle class congregations involved working with inner city poor and sharing in creating both interracial and interfaith dialogues. Steve edits the newsletter for the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network. View his website at www.smccutchan.com.