Tag: Lent

Coming Down From the Mountain

Abram put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness. (Genesis 15:6) That verse from Genesis has profound implications. Abram’s life was a testament to the absolute faith and trust that he had in Almighty God. Abram...

Trusting Jesus Each Step of the Way

Once upon a time there was a man who decided to go upon a pilgrimage to a holy place as a way of showing his love for God.  At the end of the first day he wasn’t very tired, and because a full moon that night gave him enough light to see the road...

The Mystery of Evil

This week we walk with Christ into the mystery of evil. Our Blessed Lord knows suffering. All who suffer now have Him with them. He suffers with us, we suffer with Him. The big question that bothers us all is this: “Why is there evil in the first...

A Love Beyond All Reckoning

Almost exactly 100 years ago, during World War I, a village behind the front lines on the Western front had been badly shelled by artillery fire, and there were many casualties. The church, like most of the other buildings, had been heavily damaged...

Drawing Us to Himself

Have you ever made a simple comment to someone and gotten an unexpected response in return? There are those times in life when, after making a statement to someone, the reaction that we get is greatly out of proportion to our comment or question...

Our Hours

The days are coming when I will write my law deep within their hearts. All of them, from the least to the greatest will know that I am their God. (Jeremiah 31:31-34) The Prophet Jeremiah spoke about a time when God’s people would be so united to God...

God is Rich in Mercy

A Protestant church was conducting a revival, or mission, one Sunday evening, and the pastor announced to his congregation that he had invited a visiting minister, one of his dearest childhood friends, to give the sermon that night. With that, an...

We Are God’s Work of Art

I was blessed as a child to be exposed to good art. My Mom worked for a book distributer who dealt with Harry N. Abrams among other publishers. Abrams was then and still remains one of the main publishers of books on art and artists. When I went to...

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