Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 period leading up to Resurrection Sunday. Throughout history, God has used 40-day periods to accomplish His purposes. It rained for 40 daysdelivering Noah, his family and the animals from destruction. For 40 days, Moses was on Mount Sinai, face to face with God, receiving the Ten…
Read moreHave you ever had a single line from a song lodge itself so deeply inside you it echoed like the beating of your heart? I will tell you about the one that has taken up residence in my soul but first let’s talk a little bit about prodigals and those…
Read moreI never realized until a few years ago that there aren’t actually forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. I never counted them. I had learned as a child that Ash Wednesday started the season of Lent, that you gave up something, that Lent is about Jesus’ time in wilderness…
Read moreIn my community, it is a common sight on certain intersections to see a man or a woman standing with a cardboard sign, asking for help. Recently, a shared video on social media showed a couple of these panhandlers walking across the street, after begging for help all day and…
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