Henry Ossawa Tanner - Jesus and Nicodemus Lent Week One—Wednesday Deut. 9:13-21 Psalm 119:49-72 Heb. 3:12-19 John 2:23-3:15 In John 2, Nicodemus, leader of the Pharisees and the most renowned teacher of his day, has come to Jesus under cover of night, to question Him. “Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Wednesday in the First Week of Lent
Lent Week One—Tuesday Psalm 48, Deuteronomy 9:4-12, Hebrews 3:1-11, John 2: 13-22 After giving Moses the ten commandments, God orders Moses to return to the Israelite camp because: “They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten image,” v. 12. The writer of Hebrews uses… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Tuesday in the First Week of Lent
Lent Week One—Monday Psalm 41, Deuteronomy 8:11-20, Hebrews 2:11-18, John 2:1-12 At some point in our lives, we fear death. The first time we lose someone to death, someone we love dearly, we learn that life is ever changing, never constant. This can bring many feelings to the surface: fear, depression, anger, etc. Fifty-five years… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Monday in The First Week of Lent
First Sunday in Lent Psalm 32 Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Romans 5: 12-19 Matthew 4: 1-11 The gracious gift of God and His Son, Jesus Christ bore the sins for us by dying on the cross. That set us free. Thanks be to Jesus Christ, the true Son of God. Then Jesus went to the desert… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, The First Sunday In Lent
Saturday before the First Sunday in Lent Psalm 30 Deut 7:17-26 Titus 3:1-15 John 1:43-51 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked Philip. (John 1:46) Well,Nathanael, yes…yes it can.In Catechesis of the Good Shepherd one of our early works is geography. We have a small globe with smooth blue for the oceans, rough… Continue reading St Marks Lenten Thoughts, Saturday before the first Sunday of Lent
The Carpenter's Nail 