by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Lenten Devotional
Matthew 8: 5-13, Centurion I have more respect for this man than probably any of the other folks we have read about. He is humble, respectful, and willing to use his clout to save the life of someone in terrible distress, and this person is just a servant – not even a...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Lenten Devotional
Matthew 5:1-12, Person on the Hillside The last line of this reflection says, “God is concerned about who we are, not just how we behave.” There has been a debate in the church for many years about belonging, believing, and behaving and which comes first (yes, it is...
by admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Lenten Devotional
Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew The scripture reading, the reflection or the prayer – at least one of them is going to speak to you each day. For me today it was the prayer. I was all set to start writing about Matthew (who is called Levi in Mark and Luke’s gospel). I quickly...
by admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Lenten Devotional
John 3:1-21, Nicodemus I like this guy, Nicodemus – he is a man after my own heart. He questions what he doesn’t understand, regardless of whether it makes him looks stupid. Yet it bothers me that Jesus seems impatient with Nicodemus; disappointed when Nick does not...
by admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Lenten Devotional
John 3:1-21, Nicodemus I like this guy, Nicodemus – he is a man after my own heart. He questions what he doesn’t understand, regardless of whether it makes him looks stupid. Yet it bothers me that Jesus seems impatient with Nicodemus; disappointed when Nick does not...
by admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Lenten Devotional
John 2:1-12, Servant at the Wedding Banquet Like many people, this is one of my all time, favorite passages — the wedding at Cana. One of the reasons I love it is because the miracle done in this story is so different from Jesus’ other miracles (or ‘signs’ as...
