Lent ⁽⁹⁷⁾

Isaiah 12:2–6, Jeremiah 31:31–34, Luke 22:14–20 Isaiah is often not filled with much encouragement. This particular “song”, however, is a pronouncement of the saved telling the unsaved that they can be saved. Isaiah starts out with his salvation, and that his relationship with God is…

Psalm 104:1–15, John 6:53–58, 1 Corinthians 11:17–11:27 From the Christian perspective, God breathed life into us. We’re not just talking about the lungs, but the spiritual life, too. God is the great sustainer. While there are those whose perspective of God is the Clockwork God…

Joshua 22:9–34, 1 Samuel 2:12–17, Psalm 40 What’s for dinner? In other denominations, Fridays in Lent are meat-free. No steak or burgers. No bacon. Oddly, due to the latin root “carno” (i.e., carnivore), fish isn’t a “meat”. So, fish Friday it is. If you’ve ever…

Joshua 4:1–13, Jeremiah 10:11-13 A pile of rocks. What is this supposed to mean, exactly? Thanks for the field trip to the river. It’s a pile of rocks. I can make my own at home. How we connect the past to today is essential to…

Psalm 78, Judges 17:1–13 "We will not hide [the miracles of the past], but will tell a future generation…" Except what are we telling? This is a very personal question for anyone. There have been generations of self-defined Christians whose entire families have walked away…