Confession is one of the themes for a Lenten devotional and I have to confess I haven’t always observed the Lenten season all that well over the years. I think it had to do with the stigma of Lent being a time to give up things and when I was …
40 Days – Lance Jessee
The Latin and Greek words for Lent can be translated as “Forty Days” and “Fortieth.” The Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter are not included as part of the 40 days. If they were, Lent would be 46 days long. In our scriptures, 40 days is often used to mark …
On Ash Wednesday – Rev. Carla Aday
If your baby cries out in the middle of the night, you will run to comfort him? If your mother enters Hospice Care you will take your place by her bedside? If your wife has surgery you will take time off work to help her recover? Because you know this impulse by …