Acts 2:37. “Now they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Lent is over for another year, Easter has come and gone, and after all that prayer, fasting, meditation, and service you too might feel like the people listening to…
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Tuesday In Holy Week
If I had the faith of a mustard seed surely the Razorbacks would have triumphed over NC in the “Big Dance” this year. Then again, Luis has more influence with the Big Guy and he’s a huge NC fan, so my prayers would have been trumped. We all know that God doesn’t intervene in basketball…
Monday In Holy Week
Individuals can say or do something wrong, such as discriminate, and we will look upon it as misguided or a mistake. Who among us hasn’t at some time looked at someone who is unshaven, dirty, and smelling bad and chosen not to stay in the same room? You get my meaning. There are degrees of…
Palm Sunday
I once expressed my difficulty with the Episcopal Palm Sunday service. We have the profession of Palms and all its fun and celebration and then we spoil it all by reading the Passion and Jesus’s trial, condemnation, and crucifixion. In the end its a real downer. My good friend said that’s exactly the point. Jubilation…
Wednesday In the Fifth Week of Lent
Last week I wrote a little bit about feeling valued. It must have struck a nerve because I heard from several people about the post. If we listen to the news one would think we have come out of the economic crisis of 2007-2008, but we also hear that the recovery is limited mostly to…