Tag: Lent
Day #2 – The Land of the Speaking
“They are not just idle words (dâbâr ) for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” (Deut. 32:47) I grew up mainly near Seattle where the landscape is green and lush (it is as wet there as they say it is). Our ministry began there ...
ASH WEDNESDAY
Today begins the forty-day journey of Lent. It is marked in days but lived in grace. Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season leading up to Easter. If you are like me, I did not grow up observing the liturgical Church calendar. However, my spiritual journey has helped me ...
The Unfinished Places of our Soul
Eugene Peterson observed, “You know, if there were one other word that could have been used for most translations of ‘salvation,’ it would have been ‘healing.’ ” Interestingly, most often in the New Testament when the Greek verb “sozo” occurs it is translated “saved.” It not only means being rescued from destruction, but also ...
Practicing Confession
We are a little over half way through the Lenten season. This is the time of year designated by the church calendar set aside as a time of searching our hearts (Psalm 139) in preparation for celebrating Easter. It’s about not only discovering and confronting the sin that has subtly crept in to our lives ...
A Prayer for Lent – A Time of Returning to God
A Prayer for Lent "How often have I lived through these weeks without paying much attention to penance, fasting, and prayer? How often have I missed the spiritual fruits of the season without even being aware of it? But how can I ever really celebrate Easter without observing Lent? How can I rejoice fully in ...
A Prayer For Lent
"How often have I lived through these weeks without paying much attention to fasting and prayer? How often have I missed the spiritual fruits of the season without even being aware of it? But how can I ever really celebrate Easter without observing Lent? How can I rejoice fully in your Resurrection when I have ...
The Point of Lent
So I’ve made my decision on what I am “giving up” for Lent. After several weeks of self examination, I’ve identified (with the Holy Spirit’s help) that thing which has attached itself, unknowingly and without invitation, to my life. While it may not be a specific sin, it is a pattern that is not congruent ...
Entering into Lent
This Wednesday is the beginning of the Church’s observance of the Lenten season. I was raised in a home that had no religious underpinnings and in our own church tradition we have not routinely embraced observance of the Church calendar. What I am saying is…observing Lent is new to me. One thing, however, that becomes ...
Gail Johnsen 