Category: Lent

Psalm 36: 7b-9 All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we

Revelation 21:5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’ Today is Palm Sunday as we begin the journey of Holy Week. It starts

Revelation 19:6-7 Then, I heard what seemed to be a voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and

1 John 5:13-15 The Message (MSG) My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God’s Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion. And how bold and free we

Philippians 1:4-6 I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy. I’m glad because of the way you have been my partners in the ministry of the gospel from the time you first believed it until

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Sometimes, I am asked this question

1 Peter 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Much attention recently has been given to people who have been marginalized in American society. While we call

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The very first word in this reading stops me in my tracks. Beloved. I want to respond, “Who, me?” It’s not

James 1:5 If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. I laughed out loud when I saw the list assigning my name to this reading. Here’s how I read it:

Ephesians 2:10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. My father was a general contractor. Growing up as a child, I would often work with him during