Saturday, March 12 “And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil” How is it that “temptation” and “evil” end up in the same clause, here? On a daily basis, I feel like the only things that tempt…
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Lenten Devotion–Fri, Mar 11, 2016–by Dawn Sorensen
Friday March 11 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil There’s a joke and it goes like this: One day a boy came walking home from school. On the way home he saw a creek. He quickly…
Lenten Devotion–Thurs, March 10, 2016–by Matt Aufman
Thursday, March 10 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil… Twenty-five years ago, when I was in Catholic high school, I read about a study that said 50% of priests were sexually active. Being a snarky kid,…
Lenten Devotion–Wednesday, March 9, 2016, by Willie Sordillo
Wednesday, March 9 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil… Temptation. Oh, sweet temptation. We all know its seductive pull, that quick fix, feel good, easy out laced with danger that makes us want to go where,…
Lenten Devotion–Tues, March 8, 2016–by Shelly Cichowlas
Tuesday, March 8 “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Rather than viewing God as someone who would intentionally set up adverse situations to “test” me, I prefer imagining God as a loving parent. Naturally, this…
Lenten Devotion–Monday, March 7, 2016–by Nena Radtke
Monday, March 7 “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Temptation in American vernacular is too often and too simply connected with topping dinner off with a dessert or having that extra helping at the dinner…
Lenten Devotion–Sunday, March 6, 2016 by Fran Bogle
Sunday, March 6 Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. …
Lenten Devotion–Saturday, March 5, 2016–by Rick Seaholm
Saturday, March 5 Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Trespass. In daily life, we tend only to think of this somewhat archaic word in terms of “No trespassing” signs which caused me, as a youth,…
Lenten Devotion–Friday, March 4, 2016–by Debbie Clark
Friday March 4 Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. When I arrived at Edwards Church almost 20 years ago, it took awhile to get used to praying the Lord’s Prayer with “trespasses.” Although I…
Lenten Devotion–Thurs, Mar. 3, 2016–by Brandon Jones
Thursday, March 3 Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. I once took a course on treating psychological trauma in the lives of children and adolescents. Grounded in principals of attachment and neurobiology, we practiced…