Posts with the tag “lent”

Read - Luke 6:35-36Help and give without expecting a return. You'll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even wh...  Read More

Read - Esther 5:1-8Most would say the opposite of courage is fear. To have courage you cannot have fear. I agree more with the quote attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, originally said by Ambrose Hol...  Read More

Read - John 13:1-17In this seemingly simple act, Jesus took something dirty and made it clean. He knelt down and tenderly washed his disciples tired, dusty feet. Yet, I would argue he did so much more...  Read More

Read - 1 Samuel 24:1-10 I have to confess that I do not remember reading this scripture before. It did not go how I expected. I was expecting David and his friends to stay hidden and worry that Saul ...  Read More

Read - 1 Kings 17:8-16We live in a different world is a phrase that couldn’t be any truer to my mind after reading this story from 1 Kings. Here we have a widow who opens her door to a stranger, and a...  Read More

Read - Luke 6:27-42One of the things I admire most about Jesus is how he is not afraid to address tough topics. I often think of these topics as issues that we like to keep hidden. Topics like sin and...  Read More