I want to start out today with what to me is one of the most chilling verses in the entire Bible, and it’s in Psalm 106: “And He gave them their request but sent leanness into their soul” (v. 15, NKJV). Inner Humility Contrast that to Jesus’ words about himself when he says, “I can…

The impact that Lent almost always has on me is that I am challenged by the fact that I live a partial life. What I mean by that is that I know I belong to Jesus. I know he has worked his reconciliation in me. I know, God being my helper, I’m going to heaven…

Each year, the season of Lent, for me, feels like a tremendous relief. No need for pretention; no need for trying to impress. No need to do anything but to enter in with a group of people to acknowledge, quite openly and freely, that we are not all we are called to be. No need…