Lenten Devotional for March 24

Lenten Devotional for March 24

the good news is… rooted in justice, mercy, & faithfulness READ John 8:2-11 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been...
Lenten Devotional for March 24

Lenten Devotional for March 23

the good news is… rooted in justice, mercy, & faithfulness The Things That Matter Most I wrecked the family car, an old gold minivan that had traveled every inch of I-95. It had worn cushions and an old school map in the glove box. It held a folder full of...
Lenten Devotional for March 24

Lenten Devotional for March 22

the good news is… rooted in justice, mercy & faithfulness READ John 8:2-11 WATCH In today’s video devotional, Rev. Lucy Crain reflects on the story from John’s Gospel as a Lenten invitation to self-examination — urging us to resist judgment,...
Lenten Devotional for March 24

Lenten Devotional for March 20

the good news is… protection & care for the vulnerable READ Matthew 19:13-15 Let the Little Children Come | Carmelle Beaugelin Caldwell 11″x14″ Acrylic, gold leaf, pen, on paper ARTIST STATEMENT For my little niece, Angelina, whose art rests at...
Lenten Devotional for March 24

Lenten Devotional for March 19

the good news is… protection & care for the vulnerable READ Matthew 19:13-15; Deuteronomy 24:17-22 COMMENTARY For the Children For children, we would do anything. Children are the closest thing to a miracle in most of our modern human lives. They are...
Lenten Devotional for March 24

Lenten Devotional for March 18

the good news is… protection & care for the vulnerable For the Sake of Tiny Resurrections We took the kids to the beach, a herd of children lathered in sunscreen. We spent most of the day building sandcastles, swimming in the shallows, wiping sand off their...
Lenten Devotional for March 24

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 24

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 24

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 24

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...