Finished Lenten Calendar 2016

I used the mediation and scripture passages from the daily guide called Forward Day by Day published by Forward Movement. Each day there is an Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture reading, one to four Psalms, an Epistle, and a Gospel. On most days I read all of the...

Easter 2016

Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed....

Semana Santa=Holy Week in Mexico

I have heard and read the story of Jesus’s entrance into Jerusalem from Luke’s gospel dozens of times. The story has deep roots in my brain extending back to my childhood. This past Sunday in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, I joined a sea of people for...

Lenten Catch-Up

Some people have commented that I have not posted in a while. Here are my excuses: 1) I moved back to Memphis on January 15 from a year in the mountains of Colorado but have traveled to IL, MA, CA, and KS for workshops in the past 5 weeks. 2) I’m working on a...

Lenten Calendar Templates 2016

Using a calendar template is one of my favorite ways to keep a daily discipline during Lent. It doesn’t involve making false promises to myself about sitting down for thirty minutes a day and praying/studying/meditating and then feeling guilty when I fail. On...