Tag: 2011 Lent Reflections

A current contemporary worship song has these words: In awe of the cross I must confess how wondrous Your redeeming love and How great is Your faithfulness. At the cross You beckon me, You draw me gently to my knees; I am lost for words, so lost in love, I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered. ("Sweetly … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Sweetly Broken

What? Vacation? Yes, you read the title correctly. Yes, I am aware that it is Lent. Yes, Lent and vacation do actually have something in common. I think they do at least. A few weeks ago a dear friend of mine informed me that we were going away for a few days. "Why?" I asked. … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Va.Ca.Tion

As we continue on in the second week of Lent, let us remember what Lent is. It is a time of deep reflection that leads us to ponder the Passion of Christ, a time of penance, sacrifice and hopefully we shall not leave Lent the same we entered. In the Scriptures that are offered today … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Increasing Faith

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart” – Jeremiah 1: 4-5 It goes back even further than that. “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Before I Formed You

I didn’t have too much trouble with bullies when I was a kid. I tried to fly under the radar, keep a low profile, that sort of thing. The only dumb thing I can ever remember doing was in the fourth grade. Sean was a year older than me, and he was the kind of … Continue reading Lent Reflection: God’s Love Shines Brighter