“Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:Continue reading “Lent Reflection: Prayer of Restoration (Philippians 2: 9-11)”
Author Archives: Gwen Lantz
Lent Reflection: My Confession (Philippians 2: 5-8)
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himselfContinue reading “Lent Reflection: My Confession (Philippians 2: 5-8)”
Practice of Joy: Eat for Your Heart
“…I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people…” Jeremiah 31: 33-34 A great way to practice joy is to celebrate our bodies and our actual, literal hearts beating away in there. And early spring is theContinue reading “Practice of Joy: Eat for Your Heart”
Lent Reflection: Star Gazing (Psalm 19)
“The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.” Psalm 19:1-2 At the end of summer, or maybe really the middle of fall, my son and I dragged our rather large air mattress out onto the front porchContinue reading “Lent Reflection: Star Gazing (Psalm 19)”
Lent Reflection: Faith in the Modern World (Romans 4:17-18)
“Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw heContinue reading “Lent Reflection: Faith in the Modern World (Romans 4:17-18)”
Practice of Joy: Evening Meditation (Mark 1:13)
“Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” Mark 1:13 Let’s face it: our culture highly values busy-ness and the pursuit and accomplishments of tasks. The frenetic pace can, if we are not aware, become excruciating all while pursuing worthwhileContinue reading “Practice of Joy: Evening Meditation (Mark 1:13)”
