by Jeremy Light | Apr 9, 2020 | All Church, Lent
Up until now, we’ve been talking about how Lent helps us connect to the story of God and his people. Lent helps us identify with God’s work through history. Lent also reminds us that Jesus identifies with us. Right after Jesus’ baptism the Spirit led...
by Jeremy Light | Apr 2, 2020 | All Church, Lent
When I was younger, I enjoyed getting my brother and sisters in trouble. I’m sure none of you can relate to that! I was pretty good at it, too. I knew what buttons to push to get them to react. As an adult, I don’t try to get people in trouble anymore but...
by Jeremy Light | Mar 25, 2020 | Lent
Through the 40 days of Lent we’ve been connecting to God’s story by looking at where 40 days shows up in Scripture. Forty days shows up in God’s story again just after God demonstrated his supremacy over Baal by sending fire from heaven to...
by Jeremy Light | Mar 18, 2020 | Lent
I forgot it was Lent! In the midst of all the news about COVID-19 and the meetings to plan how we’re going to respond, Lent got lost. I got distracted and overwhelmed. So I can relate to the children of Israel in Numbers 13-14. They’re...
by Jeremy Light | Mar 11, 2020 | Lent
I’m an impatient fixer. When I see a problem, I want to fix it – right away. This shows up in my relationship with God: I know he can fix anything and he could fix it right away so I grow impatient with him: why won’t he do something? Why...
by Jeremy Light | Mar 4, 2020 | Lent
One of the purposes of Lent is to connect ourselves with God’s people and their (our) story. The first time 40 days is mentioned in God’s story is in the Noah story. Remember, the human race had become so wicked that ‘the Lord regretted that he had made...
