Lenten Reflections
A Spacious Life: Lenten Meditation, 3/13/2013
By: Phillip Fackler After graduating from college, I spent a year working in Malawi. I didn’t make much money and resources were scarce, so my life became significantly simpler – […]
The Prophet’s Path: Lenten Meditation, 3/12/2013
Mark 10:42-45 By: Rachel Jones Prophets are intended to be truth-tellers of the most serious kind – the truth that could save or kill, hurt or heal, engender love or […]
Called to be Prophets: Lenten Meditation, 3/10/2013
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 By: Allison Sandlin Liles The gift of prophecy is one that, I admit, I’ve always longed to possess. There’s something about urging Christians to be the people […]
What Do You See?: Lenten Meditation, 3/11/2013
Isaiah 65:17-25 By: Zack Nyein I grew up in the buckle of the Bible Belt. The first time I heard about the gift of prophecy was in 1999. I was in […]
Open to Healing: Lenten Meditation, 3/9/2013
Wisdom 7:24-28 By: Callie Swanlund During my senior year in high school, I was in a terrible skiing accident in which I collided with a tree, and broke two bones […]
Rhythms of Prayer: Lenten Meditation, 3/7/2013
Daniel 6:10-16 By: Margaret Ellsworth Last year for Lent, I didn’t give something up, but took something on instead: praying the Daily Office. That is, I set out to pray […]
Witness to Healing: Lenten Meditation, 3/6/2013
Sirach 38:1-8 By: Christopher Esposito-Bernard Whenever a church hires a new pastor, there’s a buzz that generates across the congregation. Questions like, “Will he be like so-and-so?” or “Will she […]
Convicted by Our Common Humanity: Lenten Meditation, 3/5/2013
Matthew 18:21–35 By: Lindy Bunch This past spring, I had the opportunity to travel with my fellow seminarians studying restorative justice to Riverbend High Security Penitentiary in Tennessee. Several educators […]
Forging New Paths to Forgiveness: Lenten Meditation, 3/4/2013
Colossians 3:12–17 By: Lucas John Mix Lent is a time of taking on duties and giving up pleasures. It is also a time for accepting the gifts God gives, and […]
What is Enough? Lenten Meditation, 3/3/2013
Isaiah 55:1-9 By: Nina Vest Salmon The dining hall at the college where I teach offers students who are on a meal plan limitless food. Those not on a meal […]