Lenten Reflections
Who Do You Say That You Are?: Lenten Meditation, 2/20/2013
Isaiah 55:6-11 By: Lucas John Mix “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near;let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts;let […]
What is Essential: Lenten Meditation, 2/19/2013
Matthew 6: 1-7 By: Nina Vest Salmon A student was dissatisfied with his grade on a 10-page paper he had turned in for an assigned three- to five-page essay. He […]
Getting the Whole Picture: Lenten Meditation, 2/18/2013
John 15:1-11 By: Nils Chittenden It was the English writer and raconteur Miles Kington who said, “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in […]
Finding the Promised Land: Lenten Meditation, 2/17/2013
Deuteronomy 26:8-10 By: Vivian Taylor “So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. He brought us to this […]
A Stumbling Block to Myself: Lenten Meditation, 2/16/2013
Romans 14:10-13 By: Patrick Christopher Kangrga The men in my family have always been the unlucky ones. It’s a simple issue of math. We are outnumbered. And for me, the […]
Peace: The Alternate Scenario: Lenten Meditation, 2/15/2013
Luke 10:1-9 By: April C. Caballero Peace. It is unwise. Peace does not get the popular vote. Peace is not a natural instinct. And further, peace takes work. But peace […]
Wisdom of the Wreck: Lenten Meditation, 2/14/2013
Psalm 69:8-18 By: Cameron Partridge I came to explore the wreck.The words are purposes.The words are maps.I came to see the damage that was doneand the treasures that prevail.(Adrienne Rich, […]
After a Chocolate-Free Lent: Lenten Meditation, 2/13/2013
Isaiah 58:1-12 By: Mary Catherine Young Self-denial is probably the most common practice associated with the six-week season of Lent that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Day. […]