Isaiah 66:2 All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word. When…
Ryan EllsworthMarch 8, 2020
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. In a day and age before cell phones. . .I went to work on a normal day. After completing several morning meetings, very normal, I found myself driving back to…
Wil DavisMarch 5, 2020
Matthew 6:12 Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness is clear, painfully simple, and seems to be directly related to our prayer life. Two authors who have been especially influential in my spiritual development over the…
Cindy DavisMarch 5, 2020
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven To most of you this is going to come across as weird, maybe even unbelievable. I’m ok with that. Regardless, I want you to consider what I’ve learned about…
Dwight FerrisMarch 3, 2020
Prayer These questions are meant to be a choose-your-own-adventure. That is, use what you like. Skip what you don’t. And add to it in any way you see fit. Here are a couple of completely off-topic icebreaker questions…take it or leave ‘em! If you could…
Jeremy NeckersMarch 3, 2020
Matthew 6: 9b Hallowed Be Your Name Hallowed As a mother of four small(ish) children, there is not a lot of ‘hallowed’ space in our house. Literally almost none. There is nothing sacrosanct. Nothing we aren’t willing to sacrifice on the altar of sanity. Maybe…
Gabriele ReplogleMarch 2, 2020
Oops! We accidentially published day five YESTERDAY, which was a Sunday. The 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays. So, we invite you to use today to catch up on any blogs you may have missed last week and spend a little time in…
Jennifer StanleyMarch 1, 2020
Matthew 6:9a “Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in heaven...’” Jesus taught us to begin our prayers, “Our Father…” Such a personal title. Not Lord. Not King. Father. To be able to call God our Father is an intimate privilege, but it can also be…
Leah ChandlerFebruary 29, 2020
On Saturdays, our prayers will be from those who have had great influence on our faith and our world. Desmond Tutu Today's prayer is by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, adapted from an original prayer by Sir Francis Drake. Bishop Tutu (born October 7, 1931) is…
Matt CarderFebruary 28, 2020