All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. — John 1:3 The above passage is a wonderful beginning to a lenten meditation or prayer, for when we repeat John’s words we acknowledge that our being began with God. So are the magnificent sunrises, a sunset across a lake…

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But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “and who is my neighbor.” — Luke 10:29 Of course it had to be a lawyer who questions Jesus about what he must do to inherit eternal life, and after correctly answering his own question about loving your neighbor as yourself must act lawyerly and ask Jesus the…

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You don’t have to be afraid of change. You don’t have to worry about what’s been taken away. Just look to see what’s been added. — Jackie Greer Lent is a time of change, and way too often we concentrate on what has been taken away — oatmeal raisin cookies, a glass of wine, social media,…

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Out of the mouth of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes. — Psalms 8:2 Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babes you have prepared praise for yourself?’ — Matthew 21:16 One couldn’t help but notice that yesterday tens of…

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