Tag: Hebrews
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Lent Week Three: “By What We Have Done and Left Undone…”
As we continue our Lenten journey through this prayer of confession, we are confronted again with sin. This confrontation takes us deeper into what sin looks like, and it is even more uncomfortable than we might expect. If last week taught us anything, it is that we tend to think of sin as a verb,…
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Lent Week Two: “We confess…”
After beginning with God, we turn to much more familiar Lenten language: confession and sin. Yet we should not move too quickly into confession and sin. Before we tackle these serious topics, we need to stop and consider once again the God to whom we confess. As we noted last week, we approach a merciful…
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2020, Trauma, and Lament
Earlier this month I attended an online seminar on trauma and spiritual direction, sponsored by Grafted Life Ministries. The presenter, Dr. Genalin Niere Metcalf, noted that recently we have all experienced trauma caused by COVID-19 and the racial tensions brought to the forefront in the United States. We are all dealing with the effects of…
Joshua Strickler 