Tag: 2012 Lent Reflections

We all need a place to go to when we’re stressed or sad, tired or lonely or discouraged. Psalm 91 is an expression of the believer’s confidence in divine protection and deliverance. When we feel insecure and inadequate we need a refuge, a shelter. As with many passages and verses in the Bible, you cannot claim … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Ongoing salvation

The feeding of the 5,000 is a story we hear often; it like most of Jesus’ miracles, is talked about in countless Sunday school classes. But it wasn’t until I read an article that was satirically given the title that I really got it. In the piece the author had told about coming upon a … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Too big to be possible?

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 In this passage from 1 Corinthians 8, Paul is writing to believers in Corinth about food sacrificed to idols- and whether or not one should eat meat that has been part of a pagan ritual and later purchased in the marketplace. Paul states that, “an idol is nothing at all in the … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Choosing to abstain

Mark 5:21-43 The second half of Mark 5 contains two remarkable stories. Jairus, a leader in the Synogogue, comes to Jesus out of desperation after his daughter is found to be gravely ill. Jesus immediately responds and sets out for Jairus’ home. While on the way, a woman reaches out and touches his cloak. She … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Just a touch

"To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more.’" - Psalm 75:4 Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. - 1 Samuel 2:3 God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. - James 4:6 … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Living in an arrogant age