Reading for Today:
Psalm 55, 74
Lam 2:1-9
2 Cor. 1:23-2:11
Mark 12:1-11
In his march to the Cross, Jesus goes straight at the religious leaders. When spiritual authority is gone, all that is left is theological wordplay, manipulation, and outright intimidation. It still happens today. Continue reading “Ignorance of the Word”
Reading for Today:
Psalm 97, 99, 100, 94, 95
Gen. 49:29-50:14
1 Cor. 11:17-34
Mark 8:1-10
This particular time period may be one of the most upside down time periods I’ve experienced in my lifetime in American Christianity. Continue reading “The upside down church”
Reading for today:
Ps. 30, 32, 42, 43
Ez. 49:21-29
Phil. 4:10-20
John 17:20-26 Continue reading “The withdrawing hand of God”
Ash Wednesday Readings:
Psalm 95, 32, 143, 102, 130
Amos 5:6-15
Heb. 12:1-14
Luke 18:9-14 Continue reading “The journey of Lent”
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:15, NIV)
There is a simple, literal rendering of this word meaning “to change one’s mind.” That doesn’t capture what Jesus is asking of us. Continue reading “To repent”
Ash Wednesday
We begin the journey and one of the passages from the Old Testament today is from the Book of Jonah. Continue reading “Lent — Dealing with the hatred in our hearts”
He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.” (Mark 4:21-23, NIV) Continue reading “The opportunities we fail to grasp”
