An Introduction and a Promise

Home > Lenten Blog 2026 An Introduction and a PromiseMarch 18, 2026 Isaiah 49:8-15 | John 5:19-29 | Psalm 145:8-19There are times, when asked to write these blogs, that I must go pick up my Bible and expand the reading a little. In today’s reading from John, Jesus...

ABSENCE

Home > Lenten Blog 2026 ABSENCEMarch 17, 2026 Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 | John 5:1-18 | Psalm 46:1-87 The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken; God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away.8 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our...

Faith Journeys Into Relationship with God

Home > Lenten Blog 2026 Faith Journeys Into Relationship with God March 16, 2026 Isaiah 65:17-25 | John 4:43-54 |Psalm 30:1-6, 11-13Today’s reading is all about faith formation, a journey that is at times richly fulfilling and at other times frustrating. Jesus...

Nice Work, When You Can Get It.

Home > Lenten Blog 2026 Nice Work, When You Can Get It. March 15, 2026 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | Ephesians 5:8-14 | John 9:1-41 | Psalm 23Today’s lectionary reechoes a theme: God providing mortals with vision, and the revealing of God’s work. The Lord gives Samuel...

Will you be a Pharisee or a Tax collector?

Home > Lenten Blog 2026 Will you be a Pharisee or a Tax collector? March 14, 2026 Hosea 6:1-6 | Luke 18:9-14 | Psalm 51:15-20Luke 18:9–14He [Jesus] told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:...

No one dared to ask him any question.

Home > Lenten Blog 2026 No one dared to ask him any question.March 13, 2026 Hosea 14:1-9| Mark 12:28-34 | Psalm 81:8-14In today’s reading from Mark, we find religious scholars once again challenging Jesus.  A scribe asks, “Which commandment is the first of all?”...