Month: February 2018

RENEGE: Saturday, February 17th

WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE RENEGE ROMANS 7:19 (NRSV) For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. I learned to play Euchre at a junior high sleepover years ago. The… Continue Reading “RENEGE: Saturday, February 17th”

REMOVE: Friday, February 16th

WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REMOVE MATTHEW 7:1-5 (NRSV)  Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your… Continue Reading “REMOVE: Friday, February 16th”

REPENT: Thursday, February 15th

WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REPENT Matthew 4:17 (NRSV) From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Jesus had just spent forty days in the wilderness resisting temptation. He begins his ministry in earnest as he proclaims the… Continue Reading “REPENT: Thursday, February 15th”

RETURN: Ash Wednesday, February 14th

WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE RETURN Genesis 3:17-19 (NRSV) By the sweat of your face     you shall eat bread until you return to the ground,     for out of it you were taken; you are dust,     and to dust you shall return.” Every year on Ash Wednesday,… Continue Reading “RETURN: Ash Wednesday, February 14th”

Lenten Reflections: From Repentance to Resurrection

Next Wednesday, February 14th, is Ash Wednesday! We begin the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday with the call to repentance, and end the season with the wonderful celebration of the Easter resurrection. I recently noticed that both repentance and resurrection begin with RE. In… Continue Reading “Lenten Reflections: From Repentance to Resurrection”

Where Do You Need Me Most?

I was expecting Jim to come in the door after his morning walk when I received his text: “Have one more mile. I was waylaid but I will tell you about that later.” I later learned that he was walking along a back road… Continue Reading “Where Do You Need Me Most?”