Lent happens every year so it isn’t so much a surprise as wondering what I can say about Lent that hasn’t been said before, maybe even by me!? I am not interested in skipping parts of the Liturgical Year, especially not for such a shabby reason as . . . it’s not easy. I am […]
Temptation and deliverance
I filled in for the Rev. Norma Holtslander, my stepmom, at First Baptist Place this evening. She has been going through the Lord’s Prayer phrase by phrase and when she was unable to be at the service, I got to do Matthew 6:13 which reads: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from […]
Lent begins
Another year, another season of Lent. There is something reassuring about the repetitive nature of the church year. Not everyone finds this to be the case, but I am one of those people for whom a routine is useful. When I was younger I don’t think I would have predicted a rhythm which is spread […]