Lent – Page 11 – Mike Angell

Good Friday

(This is a meditation I was asked to write for the Episcopal Church’s Young Adults’ email listserv for today.) Psalm 22:1a My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Today is Good Friday, and today the tomb is full. Jesus has died a miserable and tortured death. The death of Jesus was not unlikeContinueContinue reading “Good Friday”

Sermon from Sunday Feb. 21- Shaun White and Jesus

Today is the First Sunday of Lent, and we begin with Jesus in the desert. The story seems a good place to start. Jesus spends 40 days in the desert, in fasting and prayer, to prepare for the start of his ministry. We, like the early church, spend the 40 days in preparation. It turnsContinueContinue reading “Sermon from Sunday Feb. 21- Shaun White and Jesus”

Old Thoughts as Lent Begins

I always get a lot of hits around the start of Lent. My guess is that stuck pastors Google “Ash Wednesday Sermon” and my posts come up, but I thought I’d share some old reflections: https://christiandifferent.wordpress.com/category/ash-wednesday/

Standing on your head for Lent

Sometimes Jesus doesn’t make a lot of sense. In today’s Gospel reading he exhorts his followers to fast, but also tells them not to make a big deal of it. Though the Old Testament reading from Joel tells us to “Blow the Trumpet. Sanctify a fast.” Jesus says specifically, “Do not blow a trumpet.” Confusing.ContinueContinue reading “Standing on your head for Lent”