by Thomas Ryden | Feb 20, 2013 | Lenten Blog 2013
Today’s Scripture readings: Psalm 119:49-72, Deuteronomy 9:13-21, Hebrews 3:12-19,John 2:23-3:15 Today’s writer: David Freels “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with...
by Thomas Ryden | Feb 19, 2013 | Lenten Blog 2013
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 45, Deuteronomy 9:4-12, Hebrews 3:1-11, John 2:13-22 Today’s Writer: Dr. David Hall With the Lenten reading today, it is easy to focus on the just wrath of God, and our Lenten fasts as ways that we punish ourselves to preempt...
by Thomas Ryden | Feb 18, 2013 | Lenten Blog 2013
Today’s Scripture readings: Psalm 41, 52; Deuteronomy 8.11-20; Hebrews 2.11-18; John 2.1-12 Today’s Writer: Carmen Harb Deut 8.11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God failing to observe His commands….(14) Then your heart will become proud...
by Thomas Ryden | Feb 17, 2013 | Lenten Blog 2013
Today’s Scripture readings: Psalm 63.1-11, 98; Deuteronomy 8.1-10; 1 Corinthians 1.17-31; Mark 2.18-22 Today’s Writer: John Pitt In a dry and parched land… The sun was a glowing orange-red, and was sinking into the shimmering deep of the Indian Ocean. ...
by Thomas Ryden | Feb 15, 2013 | Lenten Blog 2013
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 30, 32; Deuteronomy 7.17-26; Titus 3.1-15; John 1.43-51 Today’s Writer: Betsy Pace Devoted Deuteronomy 7:17-26 is one of those “difficult” passages that makes me squirm. The thought of God “send[ing] hornets among” Israel’s...
by Thomas Ryden | Feb 14, 2013 | Lenten Blog 2013
Today’s Scripture readings: Psalm 31, 95; Deuteronomy 7.12-16; Titus 2.1-15; John 1.35-42 Today’s Writer: Ollie Hoig Bishop Robert F. Morneau concludes the introduction to his Not by Bread Alone: Daily Reflections for Lent 2013 with these sentences: “The...
