Lenten Devotion – Acceptance

Lenten Devotion – Acceptance

Tuesday, March 10 Why did Jesus come to the well? Why did the Samaritan woman come to the well? Why do you or I come to the well (church)? What are we looking for? Who do we think we might encounter there? The Samaritan woman certainly got more than she had expected....
Lenten Devotion – Acceptance

Lenten Devotion – Divisions

Monday, March 9 In this passage, Jesus shines his light on tribal and judgmental divisions, our tendency to write off people who are different from us or who do not meet the mores of our society. As the Samaritan woman pointed out, Jesus, in speaking to her,...
Lenten Devotion – Acceptance

Lenten Hymn – We Walk by Faith

Sunday, March 8 Editor’s Note: Sundays during Lent are known as “little Easters” when believers in the risen Christ join for prayer and worship. Today, we pause in preparation for our worship to God through a Lenten hymn or prayer. May these songs and prayers prepare...
Lenten Devotion – Acceptance

Lenten Devotion – Discernment

Saturday, March 7 When I am sharing the good news of the gospel with others, I have found that there are generally two types of attitudes in each individual that either I approach or who approaches me. In one there is a spirit of argument and in the other a spirit of...
Lenten Devotion – Acceptance

Lenten Devotion – Confidence

Friday, March 6 My first memory is of accepting Christ as my savior when I was three after my parents spent a week proselytizing me. I’ve been less dogmatic with my own children, so I discussed this week’s passage with my children, mostly Jude (7), to see what they...