What’s in a name?

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 What’s in a name? March 21, 2024 Genesis 17:1-8  |  John 8:51-59  |  Psalm 105:4-11Forty-eight years ago this week I began recruit training as a firefighter with the Warwick Fire Department. I was so excited. After getting our turn-out gear...

Roughing It

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 Roughing It March 20, 2024 Daniel 3:14–20,24–28  |  John 8:31–42  |  Canticle [2] or 13“Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *you are worthy of praise; glory to you.” (Canticle 13)Shadrach Meshach, and  Abednego may never have had a...

But they did not understand.

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 But they did not understand. March 19, 2024 Photo courtesy of lumoproject.com2 Samuel 7:4, 8-16  |  Romans 4:13-18  |  Luke 2:41-52  |  Psalm 89:1-29Luke’s New Testament words today bring to my mind the relationship between parents and...

Who is Susanna?

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 Who is Susanna? March 18, 2024  Susanna [1–9,15–29,34–40],41-62  |  John 8:1–11 or John 8:12–20  |  Psalm 23Not being a Biblical scholar nor an avid reader of the Apocrypha, I was curious about the Old Testament reading. While the background...

God’s Mercy

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 God’s MercyMarch 17, 2024 Jeremiah 31:31-34 | Hebrews 5:5-10 | John 12:20-33 | Psalm 51:1-13”Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness;… “What is mercy? I’ve seen several explanations for this word. Some indicate that one is...