The season of Lent is upon us. It comes every year so I’m hoping no one was surprised by it. Oddly enough, I was sort of surprised. This year has been an odd one with a postponed knee replacement and a new job and just . . . stuff. When I consulted the Lectionary texts…
The first Sunday in Lent and the Lectionary thinks our Old Testament lesson should come from Genesis. Why would the good people who put the Lectionary together think Genesis went with Lent? My first few encounters with this text in this context left me baffled. Thanks to the good offices of the Rev. Dr. Scott…
Lent. Again. It happens every year but it can still, at least sometimes for me, sneak up on us. I would think I’d be used to it by now but . . . this year is one where it snuck up on me. I was asked recently why I observed Lent and I’m afraid the…