Park fire lookout and wife keep check on small woods fire using high-power telescope and radio for communication. Scene is at the Watchman fire tower, Crater Lake National Park. Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 130 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:5-11 John 11: 1-45 This Sunday, beginning Passiontide, we are waiting–for miracles to occur, for the spirit… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Fifth Sunday In Lent
Lent Week Four—SaturdayAnnunciation Psalm 85 Isaiah 2:5-10 Hebrews 2:5-10 John 1:9-14 As I read today’s Gospel reading, I thought of season two-episode one of The Chosen. It is a series based on the life of Jesus. It is based on scripture, but the creators use creative liberties to humanize each of Jesus’ disciples. John is… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Lent Week Four--Friday Psalm 107 Jeremiah 23:1-8 Romans 8:28-39 John 6:52-59 Some treat Lent as a brooding self-deprivation calendar entry. Christianity, however, is nothing if it is not about choices. Ask Adam and Eve. And viewed under that lens, isn’t Lent an opportunity - an opportunity to strengthen our faith and forge a stronger relationship… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Friday in The Fourth Week of Lent
A nun of the Missionaries of Charity order, which was founded by Mother Teresa, feeds a mentally retarded inmate at a mission home in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta December 4, 1996. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore PP03090051 jm - RTRYPH Lent Week Four—Thursday Psalm 73 Jeremiah 22:13-23 Romans 8:12-27 John 6:41-51 Psalm 73 was penned by… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Lent Week Four—Wednesday Psalm 101 Jeremiah 18:1-11 Romans 8:1-11 John 6:27-40 When God told Jeremiah to go down to the potter’s house, the pottery wheel had been in existence for over 3,000 years. Jeremiah knew how pots were made and he might have wondered what was the point of going to the potter’s house? Why… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent
The Carpenter's Nail 