For this I say “Hallelujah”.

Mar 4, 2023 | Lenten Blog 2023

Home > Lenten Blog 2023 For this I say “Hallelujah”.March 4, 2023 Deuteronomy 26:16–19  |  Psalm 119:1–8  |  Matthew 5:43–48 The verses in Deuteronomy and the preceding chapters contain numerous laws and statutes that God gave to the Israelites to be obeyed when...

“The way of the Lord is unfair…”

Mar 3, 2023 | Lenten Blog 2023

Home > Lenten Blog 2023 “The way of the Lord is unfair…” March 3, 2023 Ezekiel 18:21–28  |  Psalm 130  |  Matthew 5:20–26Ezekiel 18:19 Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is unfair” Hear now, O house of Israel, Is my way unfair? Is it not your ways that are...

Ask . . . And Give Thanks

Mar 2, 2023 | Lenten Blog 2023

Home > Lenten Blog 2023 Ask… And Give Thanks March 2, 2023 Esther (Apocrypha) 14:1–6,12–14  |  Psalm 138  |  Matthew 7:7–12Queen Esther was an Israelite woman living in Persia, married to King Xerxes. Orphaned as a child, she was raised by her uncle,...

All is Well…even when it is not.

Mar 1, 2023 | Lenten Blog 2023

Home > Lenten Blog 2023 All is Well…even when it is not.March 1, 2023 Jonah 3:1–10  |  Psalm 51:11–18  |  Luke 11:29–32 Luke 11:29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no...

Teaching Me A Lot About Love

Feb 28, 2023 | Lenten Blog 2023

Home > Lenten Blog 2023 Teaching Me A Lot About Love February 28, 2023 Isaiah 55:6–11 |  Psalm 34:15–22  |  Matthew 6:7–15Sheep: I’ve long not been fond of biblical references to those feeble-minded and easily-led-astray animals.  The Good Shepherd’s sheep, I’m...