Matthew 18:21-35?English Standard Version (ESV) The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 21?Then Peter came up and said to him, ?Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?? 22?Jesus said to him, ?I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23??Therefore the kingdom […]
Monday in the Third Week of Lent, Reflections for Lent Series
Luke 4:24-30?English Standard Version (ESV) 24?And he said, ?Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25?But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all […]
Invitation to Intimacy
I was burned out And did not want to admit it. Weariness had become my constant companion, tugging at the edges of the energy I could muster for the next ministry event or relational interaction to come.? It felt easier to blame the exhaustion on a hectic work schedule, or difficult interpersonal dynamics, or anything […]
Friday and Saturday in the Second Week of Lent, Third Sunday in Lent, Reflections for Lent Series
Please enjoy these Reflections for Lent this weekend! Friday in the Second Week of Lent Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46?New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 33??Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. […]
Thursday in the Second Week of Lent, Reflections for Lent Series
Luke 16:19-31?New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Rich Man and Lazarus 19??There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20?And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21?who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich […]
Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent, Reflections for Lent Series
Matthew 20:17-28?New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Third Time Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection 17?While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18??See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the […]
Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent, Reflections for Lent Series
Matthew 23:1-12?New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus Denounces Scribes and Pharisees 23?Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2??The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses? seat; 3?therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. 4?They […]
