Christianity

Salt Water

This week’s passage is “I am thirsty.” John 19:28. I liked Roxine’s prompt of “Are you spiritually dry? Are you thirsty for something only…

Sin

Do we think of sin as a big deal or something akin to a minor infraction? How does our view of sin impact the way we treat it?

The decades of Christian education tell me that I should answer the first question with the response that sin of any kind is definitely a big deal. That there are no…

Define Sin

Sin is anything that offends God. Sins against our neighbor offend God as do sins directly against God.

How do we cast our anxieties upon Christ as 1 Peter 5:7 calls us to do? What does it mean to be without anxiety?

Wait for it…

“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?”

Who Are We to Judge?

Do we ever pre-judge people? Labelling some as scum or unworthy, and seeing others as good and deserving? How does our…

Describe how God’s grace was at work here in this story. How is God’s grace at work in your story?

Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing…

Q: Lent is a time of preparation of our hearts going into Easter. How do Jesus’ words of “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” prepare us for Easter?

Define Grace

Amazing Grace

Define God’s grace.

The Two Criminals at Jesus’ Execution

This wasn’t an ordinary execution. Jesus was well known in the…