Read the Lectionary Texts   During this Lenten season, we are walking with Jesus toward the cross. As he makes his way through the towns and villages of Galilee, he speaks more and more openly about the death that awaits him in Jerusalem. His followers, of course, want no part of this conversation because they – like us – would avoid thinking about such things, let alone talking out loud about them. But Jesus will not let them - or us - hide from the reality of his mission, or from the ultimate result of our days on earth. [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts Here we are on the first Sunday in the season of Lent. From the earliest days of the Christian Church, this 40-day period of time before Easter (not including Sundays) has been set aside as a season for reflection and soul-searching. The meaning of Lent and its number of days is based upon today’s Gospel reading from Mark which tells us that after his baptism, Jesus was led by the Sprit into the desert for forty days. What in the world do you do in the desert for even a few days besides play golf [READ MORE]