'Lent' Tagged Posts
Holy Week 2017
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters in Christ! There are vivid memories in my head of Easter Sundays growing up. I remember the dresses, the tights, the hats and the gloves. I remember taking family pictures in front of my mom’s rose bushes. I remember egg hunts with my cousins and ham dinners with my family. All of these are important memories, especially as I work to make new memories with my kids. God call us to remember and to tell. Throughout…
‘Tis the season…
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters in Christ! ‘Tis the season. Not the season of celebration and indulgence that we just finished with Christmas, but just the opposite. It is the season of self-denial and sacrifice that we in the church call Lent. lent is a time when we can realize the distractions of life that can limit our relationship with God through Christ. During these 40 days (modeled by Christ’s 40 days in the wilderness after His baptism), we are able…