The LINK: 8/22
Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us that “for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” As I read this scripture, I find myself speculating on the experience of its author. What kind of life did he live? Were his days neatly organized around a few tasks that defined his “normal”? Were there interruptions to the ebb and flow of his everyday routine? Did he struggle to establish an ordering of time that gave structure to his world?
The LINK: 4/22
At the heart of our Christian faith is the story of a man who dies on a cross and on the third day is raised again to life. The story begins on the evening before the man’s death when he gathers with his followers. First, the man reaffirms his love for them. Then, he tells them that the bread and the cup of the meal they are sharing represent his body and blood which will be broken and shed for them, for the forgiveness of their sin.
The LINK: 3/22
The 40 day season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 2 and continues through Saturday, April 16, the day before Easter Sunday. (The 40 day count excludes Sundays.) The Christian Church has celebrated Lent for many centuries as a way to encourage Christians to prepare for Easter by observing a period of spiritual discipline. The choice of 40 days echoes important 40-day and 40-year events in the Bible, including the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.
The LINK: 11/21
In his letter to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul says: “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6). Contentment. What a wonderful word, one that I would like to experience more of in my life. To be content with who God has created me to be. To be content with what God has given me to do. To be content with what God has given me to use. To be content with what I have. How do I in-crease my level of contentment?
“God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.”
