For you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19 What does Lent mean to you? What are your expectations, if you have any, during this season of Lent? Do you hope to discover something deeper about yourself,… Read More ›
Lent
Mercy: Finding Love Through a Journey in the Desert
I started this Lenten journey gung-ho. I was going to write each day as I journeyed through brokenness in the parched desert to finding love in anticipation of the ultimate example of love. Right out the gate of Lent, life… Read More ›
Hope: Finding Love Through a Journey in the Desert
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to me, I… Read More ›
Finding Love through a journey in the desert: Transforming the heart
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you… Read More ›
Finding Love through a journey in the desert
“Answer me when I call, my saving God, when troubles hem me in, set me free, take pity on me, here my prayer. How long, O people, will you be hard of heart? Why do you love what is worthless,… Read More ›
Self sacrifice, love others
“Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Ephesians 5:21 What does subordination mean to you? What is St. Paul teaching us in Ephesians 5:21-33? During Lent, I’ve engaged in the Walking With Purpose Bible study called Fearless… Read More ›
Best yes
“Do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord.” Ephesians 5:17 Ever struggle with trying to figure out what someone is asking you to do? You do what you think they asked and… Read More ›
Condemned or condemning?
“Has no one condemned you?” She replied, “No one, sir.” Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” John 8:10-11 Are you the one condemning or being condemned? In today’s… Read More ›
Death to Life: A transformation and growth
“…unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit” John 12:24 Have you experienced death in your life? Death within yourself? Perhaps it was your… Read More ›
St. Joseph patron saint of the universal church
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid…” Matthew 1:20 Today, we celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph. We don’t hear much about St. Joseph when we read the gospels. What we do know is that he was a… Read More ›