"The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?" -Jeremiah 17:9 (New Living Translation) I am often amused at the thought of being asked what "race" I am. Whether filling out an application for identification or employment, we are confronted with this invasive question. A few years … Continue reading Lent Reflection: The Amazing Race
Lent Reflection: ‘Restore us, O God’
Psalm 80 In this psalm the people of Israel complain to God about their situation: their country has been devastated by enemies and Israel is in bondage. The people pray to God that he change his attitude from anger to concern and save them. But I have a particular focus on this text. Lent is … Continue reading Lent Reflection: ‘Restore us, O God’
Lent Reflection: Whatever you bury inside, buries you
I heard Dr. Janet Maccaro say on a network show, "Whatever you bury inside, buries you." She is the author of A Woman’s Body Balanced by Nature. Sounds like a book every woman should read. A woman in balance. A nature-balanced woman. A woman I know very well, comes immediately to mind. I'm planning on … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Whatever you bury inside, buries you
Lent Reflection: He’s Good At Bread
Mark 8:14-21 The disciples are often given a bad rap when we talk about them today. We might say, "Oh, those disciples...they still don't get it." Sometimes it scares me how much I emulate their negative characteristics. Mark 8 has been so heavy on my heart for the last few weeks; our pastor preached on … Continue reading Lent Reflection: He’s Good At Bread
Lent Reflection: Sacrificial Giving
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son..." -John 3:16 "...that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise." -Luke 24:7 "And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Sacrificial Giving