Lent

LUKE 24:44-49 Several years ago, it was my privilege to take a group of Disciples New Church Planters to China. Can you imagine anything more challenging than taking a group of ministers who are devoted to bringing people into relationship … Continued

JOSHUA 24:10-15 “Choose today”? “Whom I will serve”? Choose? Today? But I chose a long time ago! Once and for all! I made that choice along with all the other girls and boys in my Sunday School class. We all … Continued

PSALM  25 Do you remember The path you took On your way home In the evening Through the woods The campfire light Fading behind you O my God, in you I trust It was a dark night After a day … Continued

MARK 8:22-25 The other day during my eye exam, my optometrist said “Jeanne, have you ever thought about getting progressive lenses? “Do you mean bifocals?” I asked wrinkling my nose. “Yes,” he said smiling. ”But progressives are different than the … Continued

JOHN 21:15-17 Not once, not twice, but three times Jesus commanded Peter to “feed my sheep.” Whenever I read this scripture passage I think of the phrase I have heard so much growing up in the Black community, “Each one … Continued

Psalm 146 Lent brings to mind images, symbols, and a “photo album” of memories – standing in line in the middle aisle of the sanctuary and very quietly moving forward through the stillness to have the dark, grainy ashes imposed … Continued

LUKE 13:34 Two issues are making the rounds of the cyberworld as I write this reflection. Baptist minister John Piper is stirring up controversy for wanting a masculine (and male hierarchy dominated) church to match his masculine Christ. And Christopher … Continued

PSALM 118:20-26 In seminary I majored in Biblical studies. Why not? I already knew more about the Bible than any other book in existence. All my life I had heard it preached and taught at church. And I had seen … Continued

MATTHEW 20:20-28 Today is the birthday of Cesar Chavez. It seems like a very good idea to reflect on the life of this very devout Christian in a devotional where we reflect on the issue of being “evangels,” sharers of … Continued