Throughout the month of March we are traveling through the Season of Lent. Modeled after Jesus’ 40 days and nights of fasting, Lent is the 40 day season of the church year (excluding Sundays) between Ash Wednesday (March 1st) and Holy Saturday (April 15th). Lent is a faith journey. It’s a time for Christian… Read More »
February Blog
A few years ago while attending seminary, I lamented during one of my classes about my congregation’s lack of spiritual vitality. I was critical of what I believed to be a fairly lackadaisical approach to, and a somewhat perfunctory practice of, prayer in the local church that happened to be calling me “pastor” at the… Read More »
January Blog
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth……And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God…..And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See I am making all things new.’” (taken from the Book of Revelation 21:1-5. bold emphasis, mine) I have a… Read More »