Lenten Devotional by Robert DeLossa March 4, 2017 “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!” (Matthew 25:40) At the high school, we are still scrambling to figure out how best to protect our students […]
Devotionals
Gray Tones of Morning
Lenten Devotion by Shelly Cichowlas March 3, 2017 “For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God…” (Psalm 18:28) I remember the first time I rode a ski lift up a mountain as the sun was rising. Stillness, quiet and peaceful as the gray tones of early morning began to turn from […]
Emmaus
Lenten Devotional – March 2, 2017—“Sanctuary: Safe Space, Brave Space”—by Debbie Clark When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ Then God said, ‘Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on […]
Courage to Follow
Lenten Reflection by Nena Radtke Wednesday, March 1, 2017 “The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?…Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid.” (Psalm 27:1-3) The Bible is full of courageous characters and brave […]
Lenten Devotion–Sun, Mar 20, 2016–by Fran Bogle
Sunday, March 20 “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.” Once again as I look at the lines from the prayer Jesus taught, I think of my grandma. She believed these were the actual words that Jesus said, and taught me so. Imagine my surprise when I went to seminary, […]
Lenten Devotion– Sat, Mar 19, 2016–by Matt Aufman
Saturday, March 19 “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.” I have read enough about theology to know that this verse is something called a “doxology,” but I’ll be honest: I have never given much thought to what it means. That’s partly because it wasn’t part of the prayer I […]
Lenten Devotion–Fri, March 18, 2016–Brandon Jones
Friday March 18 “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.” Back when I played basketball in college, my teammates and I had a pre-game ritual. Part of our ritual included listening to an audio clip of a speech given by Al Pacino in the football film, Any Given Sunday. While […]
Lenten Devotion–Thurs, Mar 17, 2016–Nena Radtke
Thursday, March 17 “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.” Doxologies are formulations that praise God. So I remember after my husband died being asked if I was mad at God. Ire and praise generally don’t fall in the same sentence in our modern world. The question asked was a […]
Lenten Devotion–Wed., March 16, 2016–Rick Seaholm
Wednesday, March 16 “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.” Another clause in the Lord’s Prayer which requires me to break it down into ordinary speech if I’m to have any chance of grasping its meaning. “The kingdom, power and glory are yours for ever, [God].” It does make it […]
Lenten Devotion–Tuesday, March 15, 2016–by Debbie Clark
Tuesday, March 15 “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.” Our Ash Wednesday Soup and Writing Workshop began with six pieces of flip-chart paper taped to the windows in the Susan Dickerman Hall. On each page was a line from the Lord’s Prayer. The participants took markers and wrote words, […]