by Thomas Ryden | Mar 9, 2016 | Lenten Blog 2016
Holy Desire by Kevin Mischler Wednesday, March 9 – Psalms 101, 109:1–4(5–19)20–30, 119:121–144; Gen. 50:15–26; 1 Cor. 12:1–11; Mark 8:11–26 (BCP Readings for today) A Psalm of David. 101 I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 8, 2016 | Lenten Blog 2016
Living Community by Joram Kimenyi Tuesday, March 8 – Psalms 97, 99, 100, 94, 95; Gen. 49:29–50:14; 1 Cor. 11:17–34; Mark 8:1–10 (BCP Readings for today) Most of us grade our adult lives on a productivity scale. We decide whether or not our time was wasted based...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 7, 2016 | Lenten Blog 2016
Confession and the Road Back Home by Rev. Jack King Psalm 32; Luke 15.11-32 For an audio version of this sermon, see Confession and the Road Back Home Audio. I made a bittersweet trip yesterday. I went to a place I love, maybe for the last time. I went to my...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 6, 2016 | Lenten Blog 2016
Sing Joyfully Ted VanDerEnde Sunday, March 9th – Psalms 66, 67, 19, 46; Gen. 48:8–22; Rom. 8:11–25; John 6:27–40 (BCP Readings for today) In keeping with the Lenten focus on the psalms the meditation for this fourth Sunday in Lent is taken from the two psalms...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 5, 2016 | Lenten Blog 2016
A Proper Fear of God By Linda King Saturday, March 5 – Psalms 87, 90, 136; Gen. 47:27–48:7; 1 Cor. 10:1–13; Mark 7:1–23 (BCP Readings for today) Psalm 90 is peculiar in its authorship by Moses, the man of God. This dates it as the earliest of the psalms. “Lord,...
by Thomas Ryden | Mar 4, 2016 | Lenten Blog 2016
Refined by Trials by Sandy Kizer Friday – Psalms 95, 88, 91, 92; Gen. 47:1–26; 1 Cor. 9:16–27; Mark 6:47–56 (BCP Readings for today) As I read Psalm 88, I realize that it is a very sad and contemplative lament of Heman the Ezrahite. He was a choral singer in the...
