Friday, February 27 “See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own hand! [Galatians 6:1] Towards the end of Galatians, Paul stops dictating a letter to a scribe and begins writing by hand. He then calls attention to his own “unprofessional” handwriting as a way to claim authority. It seems […]
Devotionals
“Blessing Bird”–a Lenten Reflection by Fran Bogle, Feb. 26, 2015
Thursday, February 26 “Blessing Bird” Yet those who wait for God will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.–Isaiah 40:30 Wings out spread blessing all praying for peace daring to hope for a world restored. I stand […]
A Church Kitchen Sacred Conversation– A Lenten Reflection by Rick Seaholm
Wednesday, February 25 “Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God.” –1 John 4:7 I remember well a conversation I had a few years back, right there in our church kitchen. One of our good friends had recently gone through a most difficult situation. I wished I […]
“The Gift at the End”–A Lenten Reflection by Willie Sordillo
Tuesday, February 24 “The Gift at the End” …then the Lord God formed man [“adama”–the human one] from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being. Genesis 2:7 One of the people I’ve admired most for his wisdom, understanding, compassion and undiminished […]
At the Kitchen Table–A Lenten Reflection by Kate Byers
Monday, February 23 “Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to […]
Wrestling– a Lenten Devotion for Sun, Feb. 22
Sunday, February 22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. 24Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. […]
Angels in the Airport–a Lenten Reflection by Debbie Clark
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.” –Hebrews 13:2 I was trying hard not to cry. An hour before, I had joined the crowd of people lining up against the wall; someone had spread the rumor […]
A Sanderling’s Sacred Song–by Fran Bogle
Friday, Feb 20 When Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the realm of God.” Matthew 10:14 Will you miss me when I’m gone? Did you even know that I was here? I don’t have flashy feathers […]
The Road to Sacredness –A Lenten Reflection by Willie Sordillo
Thursday, February 19, 2015 The Road to Sacredness …and in the wilderness, where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, just as one carries a child, all the way that you traveled until you reached this place. Deuteronomy 1:31 Sometimes it’s not the words spoken that make a conversation sacred so much […]
“Out of the Ashes”–a Lenten Devotion for Ash Wed, Feb. 18, 2015
Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Teach me your way, O God, that I may walk in your truth…” Psalm 86:11 Eight years ago, we planned to have an Ash Wednesday Labyrinth Walk. It fit our Lenten theme of “Journey” perfectly. On the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, we had arranged for a labyrinth specialist to come help […]