by Thomas Ryden | Mar 9, 2015 | Lenten Blog 2015
Drawing Near by Brennan LeQuire One thing the Lord has impressed on me over the past few years is that I am dust. Each year has had more funerals than the last. In the past month, one friend has lost a husband and another has lost a son. Another friend, in the final...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 8, 2015 | Lenten Blog 2015
Let Us Sing a New Song: A Lenten Meditation on Psalm 96 Rev. David R. Sincerbox One of several Lenten disciplines is that of fasting in which we give up something. We might give up eating a whole day’s meals once a week during Lent, or a single meal a day such as...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 7, 2015 | Lenten Blog 2015
Slow Steps to Glory by Kelli Shell March 7, Saturday – Psalms 75, 76, 23, 27; Jeremiah 5:20-31; Romans 3:19-31; John 7:1-13 I recently watched “Ballast,” a film whose plot explores the relationships between three people dealing with a suicide. The dead man left...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 4, 2015 | Lenten Blog 2015
Grace in a Compete-and-Win World by Susan Ridgell 4 March, Wednesday – Psalms 72, 119:73-96; Jeremiah 3:6-18; Romans 1:28–2:11; John 5:1-18 I grew up in a family of five children, and I’m the youngest. Read: lowest on the food chain. Unless you have a...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 3, 2015 | Lenten Blog 2015
Trusting God’s Word Richard Ettensohn March 3, Tuesday – Psalms 61, 62, 68:1-20(21-23)24-36; Jeremiah 2:1-13; Romans 1:16-25; John 4:43-54 One of the readings today is John 4: 43 – 54. A desperate nobleman comes to Jesus to beg Jesus to heal his son. Jesus heals...
