Ideas for Lent

Created on March 28th, 2011
WILDERNESS

WILDERNESS

From The New Interpreter‘s™ Dictionary of the Bible
Page 832 WILDERNESS [hbf@r:xf khorbah, NwOmy#$iy: yeshimon, rb@fd:mi midhbar, hbfrF(j )aravah, hyF,ci tsiyah, hdE#f& sadheh, hmfmf#;$ shemamah, w%ht@o tohu; e1rhmoj…
TEMPTATION OF JESUS

TEMPTATION OF JESUS

From The New Interpreter‘s™ Dictionary of the Bible
Page 509 TEMPTATION OF JESUS. Accounts of Jesus’ temptation or “testing” (see TEMPT, TEMPTATION) appear only in the three Synoptic Gospels (Matt 4:1-11 Matt 4:1…
Worship Ideas for Lent

Worship Ideas for Lent

By Sara Webb Phillips
When our staff team plans out worship services, we first look at the liturgical season as a whole. What is it we want to have happen in our own lives and for others during this… read more
Sermon Starter for Ash Wednesday: Blood and Dust

Sermon Starter for Ash Wednesday: Blood and Dust

By Jessica Miller Kelley
Last Ash Wednesday, I gave blood for the first time since before becoming pregnant with my daughter almost two years earlier. My father and his mother are/were big blood donors… read more
3 Perfect Songs for Ash Wednesday

3 Perfect Songs for Ash Wednesday

By Jessica Miller Kelley
Crazy as it sounds, I love Ash Wednesday. Partially, I think, because it seems like such a mystical, old-world observance.  Bowing my head to receive a cross of ashes while… read more
Palm—and Passion—Sunday

Palm—and Passion—Sunday

By Martin Thielen
Palm/Passion Sunday presents a dilemma for clergy. On the one hand, we want to reenact the celebrative spirit of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. On the other hand, we know that … read more