by Thomas Ryden | Mar 10, 2014 | Lenten Blog 2014
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalm 41, 52, 44; Genesis 37:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-19; Mark 1:1-13 Today’s Writer: Matthew Green Today’s gospel reading takes us back to the time just prior to Christ’s entrance into the wilderness. Here we find John the Baptist in the...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 9, 2014 | Lenten Blog 2014
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalm 63, 98; Daniel 9:3-10; Hebrews 2:10-18; John 12:44-50 Today’s Writer: Paul Ulishney Following Jesus requires faith. It sounds elementary, but professing a belief in Jesus Christ as Messiah is utterly radical. It is a claim that...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 8, 2014 | Lenten Blog 2014
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalm 30, & 32; Ezekiel 39:21-29; Philippians 4:10-20; John 17:20-26 Today’s Writer: Madison Randolph Can you see God’s mercy? Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord be my helper! (Psalm 30:10) But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 7, 2014 | Lenten Blog 2014
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalm 95, 31, & 35 Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32 Philippians 4:1-9 John 17:9-19 Today’s Writer: Ben Poland Praying can be very difficult. So often we ignore or forget about prayer. Yet in today’s scriptures prayer and...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 6, 2014 | Lenten Blog 2014
Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 37; Habakkuk 3:1-18; Philippians 3:12-21; John 17:1-8 Today’s Writer: Stephen Green In today’s texts, we read from Psalms 37 where King David implores us not to give in to anger or to cry out against God for the...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 5, 2014 | Lenten Blog 2014
Today’s Readings: Psalm 32, 143; Amos 5:6-15; Hebrews 12:1-14; Luke 18:9-14 Today’s Writer: Doug Floyd We are running headlong into ashes. Literally. Today Christians from around the world will be marked with ashes, will be marked with death: “Remember, O...
