Comfort

Mar 13, 2024 | Lenten Blog 2024

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 Comfort March 13, 2024 Isaiah 49:8-15  |  John 5:19-29  |  Psalm 145:8-19Although the word “comfort” does not appear in these passages, I became aware that the concept is a theme found in each one.In Isaiah God comforts His...

Water

Mar 12, 2024 | Lenten Blog 2024

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 WaterMarch 12, 2024 Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12  |  John 5:1-18  |  Psalm 46:1-8With all that water is, it is no wonder it winds its way through our stories and beliefs. In Ezekiel 47: 1-9, 12, the river brings life. “It will become fresh; and...

Paying Attention

Mar 11, 2024 | Lenten Blog 2024

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 Paying Attention March 11, 2024 Isaiah 65:17-25  |  John 4:43-54  |  Psalm 30:1-6, 11-13As I attend to life’s troubles – which seem vexingly more complex with age – the Spirit whispers to slow down, be silent, pay attention. These practices...

Illumination

Mar 10, 2024 | Lenten Blog 2024

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 IlluminationMarch 10, 2024 Numbers 21:4-9 | Ephesians 2:1-10 | John 3:14-21 | Psalm 107:1-3,17-22I took my one and only art history course as a college sophomore in 1975. Regrettably, the only thing I retained from those studies is the...

Right on cue, the Lenten roses are blooming

Mar 9, 2024 | Lenten Blog 2024

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 Right on cue, the Lenten roses are blooming March 9, 2024 Hosea 6:1-6 | Luke 18:9-14 | Psalm 51:15-20 Even without non-stop snow and deep freezes, this winter has felt particularly dreary. Maybe it was the seemingly endless gray weather in...

Loving Your Neighbor

Mar 8, 2024 | Lenten Blog 2024

Home > Lenten Blog 2024 Loving Your Neighbor March 8, 2024 Hosea 14:1-9  |  Mark 12:28-34  | Psalm 81:8-14“The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – Mark 12:28-34Love it is one of the biggest things that is talked about during the season of...