14
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 15
The parable continues. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out […]
13
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 13
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong […]
12
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 12
This week we will be living with Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son and the elder brother. Luke tells us the context in which Jesus told the parable: Now all […]
11
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 11
The forty days of Lent does not include Sundays. Why? Because traditionally, Sundays were viewed as little Easters. It is a time to set aside the sack cloth and ashes that […]
10
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 10
Long ago the prophet Isaiah asked this question: Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?(Isaiah 55:2a) […]
09
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 9
Perhaps as we look at our lives, a regret comes upon us as we realize our lives haven’t borne the kind of fruit that perhaps they could have. Perhaps there […]
08
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 8
Following a conversation with his disciples about people whose life had been cut short with sudden, unexpected death, Jesus told a little parable about a fig tree that wasn’t producing […]
07
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 7
A man wrote the following words after the sudden death of a friend: What I learned– and learned hard– is that you can never really be sure that you’ll ever […]
06
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 6
We do not make this spiritual journey of life alone; we make it yoked to other human beings. It is not uncommon in this broken world for important relationships in […]
05
Mar
Lenten Reading for March 5
It is impossible to avoid the subject of death during the season of Lent. As Jesus walks to Jerusalem, he is preparing to die. The subject makes his disciples uncomfortable, […]
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