


2020 Lenten devotion #2: The blood of Abel
There may not be a chalk outline on the ground for each one of my sins. But God knows.

It’s time for purple
Jesus wore a purple robe just once, along with a crown of thorns, as soldiers mocked him for being a king.

Five things I learned writing daily Lent devotions
A week before Ash Wednesday (February 14 this year), I cast a line via my weekly email into the congregation announcing that I would be writing daily devotions on Mark’s […]

Ashes to go
Early this morning I took Ash Wednesday on the road. Two things prompted me to do this. One was this article. The other happened last year after our noon service. […]

Repost: I’m not giving up anything for Lent
(Originally posted February 20, 2010) That’s right. I”m not giving up anything for Lent. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Over the last few years I’ve heard much more about giving something […]

I’m not giving up anything for Lent
That’s right. I”m not giving up anything for Lent. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Over the last few years I’ve heard much more about giving something up for Lent than ever. […]

Lenten series thoughts
I am working on my midweek Lenten worship series this week. Good thing — Lent is just a little over a week away. I looked at a lot of published […]