Month: February 2012

  • The Second Wednesday in Lent: Awe-full

    Awe-full Frederick Ohler Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do not come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into your presence with little expectation and less awe than we would eagerly give a visiting dignitary. We…

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  • The First Tuesday in Lent: The Font Extinguishes

    Let us be wary that we do not relight the fires of old obsessions which would wreck us on our new voyage [of faith]. Whatever sort of flaming sword it is that guards the doorway of paradise has been already effectively extinguished for each of the faithful in the font of baptism. For the unfaithful,…

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  • The First Monday in Lent: Desert

    Desert Ruth Burgess The desert waits, ready for those who come, who come obedient to the Spirit’s leading; or who are driven, because they will not come any other way. The desert always waits, ready to let us know who we are– the place of self-discovery. And whilst we fear, and rightly, the loneliness and…

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  • The First Sunday in Lent: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

    You are invited to worship with us today (Perritte Memorial UMC, 1025 Durst St, Nacogdoches, TX) at 11 am for our traditional service or 5 pm for our Mosaic experiential service. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots…

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