Lent

Luke 10:38–42 // Busyness vs. attentiveness // Kristy Klasa I can imagine being in Mary and Martha’s living room at that moment. Knowing me, I would probably be thinking something like, “Martha, read the room—do you see anyone else scurrying around? Maybe it\'s because Jesus is teaching in your living room, and this would be…

Psalm 42 // Disordered thirst and holy longing // Joe Valenti I was driving down the road today when I noticed a car, covered in snow, sitting at the bottom of a steep driveway that hadn’t been plowed. Maybe you’ve been in a situation like that—where you can’t seem to get to where you want…

Jeremiah 17:5–10 // The heart’s hidden loyalties // Raquel Schors What is in a heart? Look beyond the physical organ itself, rhythmically pumping lifeblood throughout the body. Look instead at the biblical heart—the inner self. The headquarters of emotion, desire, motive, thought, and will within each person. The heart directs the whole of life. And…

Psalm 139:1–12, 23–24 // Inviting God to search us // Dale Piscura As we begin the season of Lent, our desire as a community of faith is to draw near to God, that we may celebrate with great joy—and with one another—the resurrection of our Lord Jesus. We begin with the remarkable Psalm 139, written…