Lent ⁽⁹⁷⁾

Psalm 51:1-12; Isaiah 30:15-18; Hebrews 4:1-13 (read online ⧉) Rest. That seems to be a dream for many these days. In these odd times of COVID-driven angst, rest can be fleeting. There is currently an emphasis around the world that people are to stay home.

Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16; Romans 4:13–25; Mark 8:31–38 (read online ⧉) We celebrate people who reach the 100-year mark (or more). Reporters will ask how they've lived so long, and the person will say that they never did such-and-such, or always did such-and-such, or that it…

Psalm 77, Proverbs 30:1–9, Matthew 4:1–11 (read online ⧉) If your were present at the Ash Wednesday service or the past Sunday service, you may recall that in Lent we witness and experience a symbolic representation of Jesus' trial in the desert, and the biblical…

Job 5:8-27, 1 Peter 3:8–18a, Psalm 77 (read online ⧉) When we talk about the underlying joy of Lent (see yesterday's devotion), we must have an understanding that this underlying joy fully rests on God, and who God is. This foundation of joy is not…

Job 4:1-21, Psalm 77, Ephesians 2:1-10 (read online ⧉) Job’s friend, Eliphaz, was one of 4 friends that came to visit Job in his time of trouble. While, ultimately, they misspoke of God, at other times they spoke truth of God and Job. Eliphaz told…