Lent Week One – Saturday Psalm 139:1-17(18-23) Deut. 11:18-28 Heb. 5:1-10 John 4:1-26 The Samaritan woman at the well is unique to John’s gospel – she isn’t found in Matthew, Mark, or Luke. Nevertheless, she is a memorable character and, to be frank, it sounds like her life was a mess. With five ex-husbands and… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Saturday in the First Week of Lent
Lent Week One – Friday Psalm 40 Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Hebrews 4:11-16 John 3:22-36 Recently, in our Wednesday Ladies’ Bible Study, we were addressing the Beatitudes, the Gospel reading for the following Sunday. In our discussion of the sixth one, “Blessed are the pure in heart . . .,” we talked about motivation and how it… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Friday in the First Week of Lent
Lent Week One—ThursdayPsalm 19 Deuteronomy 9:23-10:5 Hebrew 4:1-10 John 3:16-21 Recently Dean Johnson preached a wonderful sermon about the ministry of light and salt. This meditation does not really reflect the message of his sermon but the words “light” and “salt” struck my imagination. We as Christians are certainly called to be both light and… Continue reading St. Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Thursday in the First Week of Lent
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
The Carpenter's Nail 