Tag Archives: Lenten Season

In Search of Communion

He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer Luke 22:15 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) Today is Maundy Thursday, the day we commemorate the Last Supper (as well as Jesus’s … Continue reading

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Looking For Love In All the Wrong Places*

Scripture text: John 4:1-26 (Jesus and the Samaritan Woman) Hello Beloved Readers! Today is the Third Sunday in Lent; the Third Week in Lent. I want to bring up a subject that can be examined in Lent. I know today’s … Continue reading

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Love at Lent

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” … Continue reading

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Is Religion* Necessary?

Scripture text: Matthew 21:12-27. *My experience is with the Christian religion. I cannot speak for the other religions out there. Jesus comes into Jerusalem, goes to the Temple and chases out the money changers turns around and heals the sick, … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday Reflections

Today is Palm Sunday 2023. This is the day Christians commemorate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We read in the Gospels about the crowds in Jerusalem laying their cloaks down while waving palm fronds and shouting, “Hosanna!” as Jesus rode … Continue reading

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Hope Springs Eternal

for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. Song of Songs 2:11-12 ( … Continue reading

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Mid-Lent Reflections

Hello. Today is March 16th, the midpoint of Lenten Season 2023. I can’t believe we’re already halfway through Lent. I hope your Lenten journey has been a blessed one, and that you’ve been able to make some spiritual growth. Yet, … Continue reading

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A Structure-less Lent

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) We have to have structure in our … Continue reading

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Creativity and Grief at Lent

“Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone” From “Jack & Diane” by John Cougar Mellencamp (1982) Today is the Second Sunday in Lent. I’m home writing this post after an afternoon of errand running. … Continue reading

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Joy at Lent

You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and … Continue reading

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