GUILTY PLEASURES

Blessed is anyone who endures temptation.[James 1:12a NRSV] I love ice cream! There! I’ve said it. Now that we’ve established that fact, let me tell you of my predicament. I know there are far worse addictions, but for the past several years, I, like millions of others, have had an ongoing battle with weight. InContinueContinue reading “GUILTY PLEASURES”

LENT 2021 – DAY 23

Jeremiah 16:1-21    Romans 7:1-12   John 6:1-15   Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When [Jesus] looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what heContinueContinue reading “LENT 2021 – DAY 23”

LENT 2021 – DAY 9

Deuteronomy 10:12-22Hebrews 4:11-16John 3:22-26 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. [Deuteronomy 10:17-18] My first call to the ministryContinueContinue reading “LENT 2021 – DAY 9”