Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 17

the good news is… protection & care for the vulnerable READ Matthew 19:13-15 Jesus Blesses Little Children Then children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them,...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 16

the good news is… protection & care for the vulnerable Unwritten Agreement We have this unwritten agreement, us members of humanity. When the toddler at the coffee shop runs round the corner, when her mom, at the register, looks up in panic, we, the adults...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 15

the good news is… protection & care for the vulnerable READ Deuteronomy 24:17-22; Matthew 19:13-15  WATCH In today’s video devotional, Rev. Lewis Galloway discusses how Jesus blessing the children becomes a lens for reflecting on God’s habit of...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 13

the good news is… great love for God and neighbor READ Matthew 25:35-40 See You | T. Denise Anderson 14″x18″ Acrylic on Canvas ARTIST STATEMENT Throughout Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus uses diminutive language to refer to people of importance7 and...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 12

the good news is… great love for God and neighbor READ Luke 7:36-50 LL Cool J | Nicolette Faison 12″x24″ Acrylic, marker, paper collage on canvas ARTIST STATEMENT Ladies love Cool Jesus. For real. Women absolutely loved Jesus, and the woman with the...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 11

the good news is… great love for God and neighbor READ Luke 7:36-50; Matthew 25:35-40 COMMENTARY Fierce Love How fiercely does God love? Let me tell you a Galilean story. Simon, a Pharisee, a religious man who lives his life according to God’s laws, invites...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 10

the good news is… great love for God and neighbor READ Luke 7:36-50 Romans 5:1-11 A Sinful Woman Forgiven One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and when he went into the Pharisee’s house he reclined to dine. And a woman in the city who was a sinner,...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 9

the good news is… great love for God and neighbor If God Lived Next Door If God lived next door, I’d drop off a loaf of bread. I’d use my mom’s best recipe. I’d wrap it in parchment and ribbon and place it on the front stoop. If God lived next door, I’d leave a...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 8

the good news is… great love for God and neighbor READ Romans 5:1-11; Luke 7:36-50 WATCH In today’s video devotional, Rev. Anna Dickson reflects on the woman who interrupts a Pharisee’s dinner to anoint Jesus with tears and costly perfume, crossing every...
Lenten Devotional for March 17

Lenten Devotional for March 6

the good news is… together, the impossible is possible READ Ephesians 3:20-21 Far More Abundantly | Lauren Wright Pittman  Hand-carved block printed with oil-based ink on paper with gold leaf detail ARTIST STATEMENT I read this Ephesians text alongside the...