Lent Week Five—Monday Psalm 35 Jeremiah 24:1-10 Romans 9:19-33 John 9:1-17 I write this as we approach Lenten season, and I am contemplating what to give up. Usually a food item like chocolate, chips, cheese or a beverage like alcohol or diet coke. Many of my friends have chosen to stay off social media during… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Love Your Neighbor212 Texas St, Suite 201Shreveport, LA 71101 REMOVING BLIGHT INSHREVEPORTLOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Organization Founded in July 2021 Partnered with Shreveport Volunteer Network, CaddoHeights Neighborhood Association, Reform Shreveportand City Councilwoman LeVette Fuller, on a neighborhoodtransformation project. Selection of Caddo Heights Inner-city Neighborhood Suffers from Decades of Disinvestment High Poverty Levels Deteriorating Housing Stock A… Continue reading LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR: Shreveport Blight
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
The Carpenter's Nail 