A Journey Through Lent – Day Fourteen
Day Fourteen – The Appeal. We live in a broken world, so too does our psalmist in his psalm today. He appeals to God to punish those who accuse him. The psalms are difficult...
Day Fourteen – The Appeal. We live in a broken world, so too does our psalmist in his psalm today. He appeals to God to punish those who accuse him. The psalms are difficult...
Day Thirteen – The Scorn. Even the mighty of God go through times of testing. In this Psalm David draws a vivid picture of his woes, he is drowning in his troubles. He crys...
Day Twelve – The Stone. Jesus’ explanation of the parable of the tenants quotes this Psalm: “Have you not read this Scripture: ‘This stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was...
Day Eleven – The Son. Psalm 2 is the first of a group of psalms referred to as “Royal Psalms” which focus on God’s kingly character. Of course we are comparing God with our...
Day Ten – The Son. We have many names for and ways of thinking of Jesus. Messiah, Shepherd, Priest, Healer, Teacher, King, Saviour, Lamb of God and many more. All are helpful to us...
Day Nine – The House. In this passage David is finally settled in his permanent home. His thoughts, perhaps naturally, turn to creating a permanent house for the ark of God. However, the word...
Day Eight – The Priest. How often we see that power and position corrupt, in our politicians, business leaders, bankers and even religious leaders. These are perhaps easy to see, targets of the media,...
by Chris Hancock · Published March 3, 2020 · Last modified June 18, 2020
This lent, Church Action for Tax Justice has organised a petition calling on the British government to lend its support to proposals which could end tax-dodging by multinational corporations in poorer countries. Please...
Day Seven – The Prayer. In ancient Israel the pressures to produce an heir and thus insure an inheritance in Israel were so tremendous that an inability to have children was thought of not...
Day Six – Passed Over. The first five days of our Lenten mediations have been hard work. The passages we have explored have been difficult to understand and today’s is no exception. Why were...
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