The Lenten Season gives us opportunity to reflect on who Christ is and examine our hearts as we prepare for Easter. During Lent, many practice fasting, self-denial, or increased acts of service. It is a time to repent of our sin and receive forgiveness. The ultimate goal is heart transformation – as we enter into…
Category Archives: Lent Devotional
After This
Today we conclude our Lenten devotional series with this post-resurrection reflection. Thank you to Kristin Gelinas for today’s post. Read: John 21:1-14 “After this.” That’s how the passage begins. What a weight is carried in those two words! It had been one crazy weekend. Peter watched his Friend and Lord arrested, beaten, mocked, and carried…
Lent Series: Sin as Self-absorption
Following is the seventh of weekly devotionals that will be posted throughout the Lenten season. May these reflections encourage and help you as you repent, reflect, and prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Thank you to Sarah Bartley for today’s post. I spent some time recently with a colleague who works in public service. This…
Lent Series: Sin as Barrier
Following is the sixth of weekly devotionals that will be posted throughout the Lenten season. May these reflections encourage and help you as you repent, reflect, and prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Thank you to Chad Stutz for today’s post. We are all God’s children. Many of us, no doubt, are familiar with this…
Lent Series: What Am I Fasting For?
Following is the fifth of weekly devotionals that will be posted throughout the Lenten season. If you haven’t already seen the previous Lenten posts on the topic of sin and its forms in our lives, please check them out. This entry takes a different approach to talk about the discipline of fasting. Thank you to Megan Berger for today’s…
Lent Series: Sin as Addiction
Following is the fourth of weekly devotionals that will be posted throughout the Lenten season. May these reflections encourage and help you as you repent, reflect, and prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Thank you to Melissa Lowther for today’s post. Read: Romans 7:14-25a Addiction can sometimes take predictable forms like alcoholism, drug abuse, or…
Lent Series: Sin as Death
Following is the third of weekly devotionals that will be posted throughout the Lenten season. May these reflections encourage and help you as you repent, reflect, and prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Thank you to Natalie Crowson for today’s post. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves…
Lenten Prayer Stations
Repent. Reflect. Prepare. The 2016 Lenten prayer stations are now open! We invite you to set aside some time to come to the church and spend time in guided prayer. What are the Lenten prayer stations? There are seven interactive stations set up around the church that we hope will facilitate a unique prayer experience…
