Wilderness [1Word5Voices]

The word I most associate with the season of Lent is wilderness. The Hebrews wandering in the wilderness… Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness… Both wilderness experiences are intense times of trial and hardship. I imagine the wilderness places in these passages and the pictures painted are stark. Wilderness is untamed, uninhabitable, unfriendly, unlikely to be a […]

#BasicNeeds pt. 2 (a Rethink Church Lenten Experiment)

Recently I enjoyed a slice of Imo’s pizza. The pie I dove into was topped with bacon. Not crumbles or even chunks. FULL strips of bacon! It was a wonder to behold and an even greater delight to eat. I’m thinking of the bacon pizza as I enjoy even more pizza today. As I picked […]

Spirit (Lent #10)

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word […]