Category Archives: Lent

“And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them.” Lk 24:14-15 “Zombies aren’t real. Neither are aliens.””Well if that’s true then neither are leprechauns, the Easter Bunny, or Santa!”“What about the tooth fairy?!”“What is real?!?!” This heated exchange over what’s real and what’s “fake” continued forContinueContinue reading “Real or Fake?”

Wednesday of Holy Week “…and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over.” Matthew 26:16 My 8-year-old woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. I caught him “flicking” his little sister twice before even finishing his breakfast. I didn’t pack the right snack for school. His temperContinueContinue reading “Looking for a Reason: Irritating Sin”

The Passion of Jesus is happening today. The Passion is not a historical account of something that happened 2,000 years ago. 

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, April 6 2022 “Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains. So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free.” JnContinueContinue reading “Enslaved”

“Yet I, like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, had not realized that they were hatching plots against me.”  – Jer. 11:19 I always pick the wrong line at Target.  I looked at the data and assessed my options: Lane 7 has a person with two shopping carts full of items and a bulging envelopeContinueContinue reading “An April Fool”

“They shall not hunger or thirst,          nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them” Is 49:10 If you can’t take the heat, get out of the fire! I come from a long line of women who can’t handle the heat. I have inherited a legacy of headaches, fainting and nausea when IContinueContinue reading “Scorching Wind and Sun”

“Sacrifice or oblation you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me.” Psalm 40:7 Feast of the Annunciation As we emphasize our human failings and sinfulness during Lent, we can be tempted to turn inward and focus inordinately on ourselves. We expend energy on what we have given up or attempted to improveContinueContinue reading “Just As I Am Today”

“The LORD’s way is not fair!” Ezekiel 18:25 No Fair! How many of us have heard this righteous proclamation from someone in our lives? Kids are notorious for pointing out the unfairness of being asked to pick up their toys, brush their teeth, and wait their turn in line. Someone got a bigger piece of cake,ContinueContinue reading “No Fair!”

“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, One does not live on bread alone.’”  Luke 4:3-4 “Can I have a snack?”  “Didn’t you JUST eat?” “I need a different snack, a better snack.”Crackers, cereal, apple slices, yogurts, cheese sticks. They scavenge around theContinueContinue reading “Grazing Herd of Kids”

Fifth Sunday of Lent “I will open your graves and have you rise from them…I will put my spirit in you that you may live.” -Ez 37:12-14 I have been walking around dead for a while. No, I am not a ghost or a Zombie. But  parts of me have been dead inside for overContinueContinue reading “The Walking Dead”