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Posts Categorized: Lent
March 17, 2017
Friday of the Second Week in Lent Read Mark 3:20–35 (31–35) My big brother has some nerve. He’s drawing huge crowds, healing people left and right — and he’s beginning to ruffle feathers among religious leaders. People are saying he’s losing his mind. Since he’s back toward home, we decide to go talk sense into… Read more »
March 16, 2017
Thursday of the Second Week in Lent Read Luke 7:18–35 (23) I’ve never seen my master in such a desperate state. Herod imprisoned him for speaking publicly against him, and considering how Judea is going right now, nobody is sure what’ll happen next. The last time I visited John, he asked me to find Jesus… Read more »
March 15, 2017
Wednesday of the Second Week in Lent Read Matthew 8:5–13 A man lay paralyzed under my roof. I’d sent for countless physicians, yet none offered any solutions. Although the man was my servant, I felt helpless. No amount of might or influence I’d exert made any difference. Jews in the area spoke of a teacher… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Tuesday of the Second Week in Lent Read Matthew 5:1–12 Rabbi Jesus passed through our area today. Word has spread that he’s unlike other rabbis; he teaches differently, and he’s even been said to heal people. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to hear him. But we didn’t realize how quickly word had gotten around —… Read more »
March 13, 2017
Monday of the Second Week in Lent Read Matthew 9:9–13 That new rabbi in town came by my booth today. He’s already attracting followers — many who feel no love toward men of my ilk. But he called me, the tax collector, to join his ranks. It’s foolishness, but I couldn’t say no. Right there,… Read more »
March 12, 2017
Second Sunday in Lent Read John 4:1–42 Afternoons are scorching, but getting water without my neighbors’ judgmental stares and snide gossip is worth the heat. Imagine my surprise, then, when I saw someone sitting at the well today. Imagine my shock when he, an “uppity” Jewish man, asked me, a “half-breed” Samaritan woman, for a… Read more »
March 11, 2017
Saturday of the First Week in Lent Read John 3:1–21 Over the past few weeks, I’ve grown increasingly intrigued by a fledgling rabbi who’s been traveling through the area. Some of my fellow Pharisees bristle at his teachings; they’ve branded him a “young upstart” and a “revolutionary.” But his words capture my imagination in a… Read more »
March 10, 2017
Friday of the First Week in Lent Read John 2:1–12 We were in serious trouble — the newlyweds’ reputation was at stake. Somebody miscalculated, and we had more party than wine. Seriously, you can’t have a celebration without wine. It isn’t done. The head steward was off trying to figure out a solution, when a… Read more »
March 9, 2017
Thursday of the First Week in Lent Read Luke 4:38–39 Sabbath came, and I lay sick in bed. Waves of chills and nausea almost overtook me. I could tell my family was worried, but I was too weak to do anything about it. I slipped into a half-doze when my quick-witted, hot-tempered fisherman son-in-law brought… Read more »
March 8, 2017
Wednesday of the First Week in Lent Read John 1:43–51 Nazareth? You’re kidding. That backwater town never produced anything more than a few mediocre craftsmen. So when Philip bounds up to me this morning, telling me that the deliverer we’ve been seeking for thousands of years is named Jesus of Nazareth, it’s all I can… Read more »
