"But there is a place where someone has testified: "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet? In putting everything under him, God … Continue reading Lent Reflection: It’s Saturday
Lent Reflection: It Is God Who Saves Us
I am finishing preaching through the Book of Ruth at my church and I’ve been struck by how God works in the life of Ruth and Naomi when they are unaware of it. They encounter a series of trials and tragedies (famine and death being the main two), yet God works in the midst of … Continue reading Lent Reflection: It Is God Who Saves Us
Lent Reflection: The Amazing Race
"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