Lent—Week Four

Jesus talks a lot about eyesight. He heals people born blind and critiques religious leaders for their lack of vision. In fact, in the Gospel of John, Jesus states that he had come into the world “so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”...

Lent, Week Two

SIN. There I said it. Too often we talk around it, try to deny it, hide it, or wish it away, but the truth remains: sin is real. It’s  a difficult topic to discuss because we often get sin (in thought, word and deed) and Sin (a state of being) confused. Which is...

Lent, Week One

The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. It’s a period of 40 days—like the flood of Genesis, Moses’ sojourn at Mount Sinai, Elijah’s journey to Mount Horeb,...

A Lenten Primer for Protestants

Lent is—above all else—a time of reflection on the significance of Jesus’ sacrifice, and seek to grow in their relationship with God. The Lenten season serves as a time of repentance, self-examination, and spiritual renewal in preparation for the joyous...

“Turning the Other Cheek”

The concept of turn the other cheek might be one of the most misunderstood in the entire bible. In all three of Jesus’ examples in Matthew’s Gospel (5:38-48), to “resist-in-kind” would perpetuate the cycle of harm. His goal was to break that cycle. As Martin Luther...

from The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, Ranier Maria Rilke

Part of my devotional life recently has been spent delving into this incredible collection of poetry. I’d like to share a bit of that with you… I’m too alone in the world, yet not alone enoughto make each hour holy.I’m too small in the world, yet not small enoughto be...