Lenten Devotional for March 27

Lenten Devotional for March 27

the good news is… rooted in justice, mercy, & faithfulness READ Mark 11:1-11 Palm Sunday Was a Protest | Nicolette Faison 12″x14″ Acrylic, marker, paper on canvas COMMENTARY Palm Sunday Was a Protest is a sister piece to LL Cool J in that the...
Lenten Devotional for March 27

Lenten Devotional for March 26

the good news is… rooted in justice, mercy, & faithfulness READ John 8:2-11 Epilogue | T. Denise Anderson 14″x18″ Acrylic on canvas COMMENTARY I often wonder about the backstory of the woman from John 8:2-11. What were her circumstances? How did...
Lenten Devotional for March 27

Lenten Devotional for March 25

the good news is… rooted in justice, mercy, & faithfulness READ John 8:2-11; Matthew 23:23 COMMENTARY The Inconvenience of Mercy The inconvenience of mercy is that it’s hardly ever merited. But good grief, does Jesus talk ad nauseam about mercy in the Bible;...
Lenten Devotional for March 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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,...