Holy Week Devotion – Friday Scripture: Mark 15:33-41 From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark. At three, Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani,” which means, “My God, my God, why have you left me?” … Continue reading →
Holy Week Devotion – Thursday Scripture: Mark 14:66-72 Meanwhile, Peter was below in the courtyard. A woman, one of the high priest’s servants, approached and saw Peter warming himself by the fire. She stared at him and said, “You were also … Continue reading →
Holy Week Devotion – Wednesday Scripture: Mark 14:3-9 CEB Jesus was at Bethany visiting the house of Simon, who had a skin disease. During dinner, a woman came in with a vase made of alabaster and containing very expensive perfume of … Continue reading →
Holy Week Devotion – Tuesday Scripture: Mark 11:12-14; 20-25 CEB The next day, after leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. From far away, he noticed a fig tree in leaf, so he went to see if he could find anything on it. … Continue reading →
Holy Week Devotion – Monday Scripture: Mark 11:15-19 CEB They came into Jerusalem. After entering the temple, he threw out those who were selling and buying there. He pushed over the tables used for currency exchange and the chairs of those … Continue reading →
God demonstrated the importance of the Sabbath when God rested …that is, took a Sabbath… on the seventh day of creation. That probably should be enough for us to consider Sabbath essential for life. Seems like we don’t get it… … Continue reading →
The Easter Prayer Vigil is a long-established activity of UMCL. The vigil is from from 6:00PM Saturday April 3rd through 6:00AM Easter Sunday, April 4th, with 1-hour slots during which intercessors or “prayers” will pray from a list of scripture … Continue reading →
We all live in our own worlds… in our own bubbles. In those worlds, I think, we tend to think that whatever we are experiencing is being experienced by everyone else, and interpreted in the same way that we are … Continue reading →
Today is the day known as Fat Tuesday, a day of feasting and celebration just prior to Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, in the city of New Orleans Mardi Gras parades occur,. Red Beans and rice, and Kings Bread are the traditional … Continue reading →
Ash Wednesday is an important day in the church calendar. It marks the beginning of Lent, a season of preparation for the celebration of Easter. This holy day is not a holiday from work, school, or most other obligations, so if … Continue reading →
