The Great Reversal of Lent 1 John 11:1–44 • Psalm 126:5–6Why is it that we can only see the glory of God in tears? Lent begins with this unsettling truth: the places we most want to avoid are often the very places where God’s glory breaks open. John 11 makes this painfully clear. Mary and …
Tag: Lent
Jan 27
From Weeping to Joy: The Holy Reversal
A Lenten Invitation for Our Congregation Lent often carries a reputation for heaviness—forty days of giving things up, feeling bad about ourselves, or trudging through the wilderness. But the heart of Lent is not punishment. It is transformation. It is the slow, sacred movement from the places where we feel stuck toward the places where …
Apr 15
The Story That Sounds Like a Dream
Luke 24:1-12 But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. (24:11) One of my favorite scholars made an interesting observation about the Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels. “They are told in whispers,” he observed. He meant that these stories are told as if the witnesses thought they could …
Apr 10
LET’S CELEBRATE!
Exaltation, Jubilation, Anticipation, Celebration, Expectation—these would be words that characterize the people surrounding Jesus as he makes his “Triumphal Entry” into Jerusalem. And if the people did not celebrate, Jesus said the rocks would’ve cried out. It is great to approach something with anticipation. Like a child for Christmas, or a family with the arrival …
