Lent 2022
Love and Taxes
Read Romans 13:6-10 Submit to the authorities. Submission is not a sentiment most Americans favor, no matter their background or perspective. In many circumstances, I bristle at being told to...
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Eastbrook Church
Lent 2022
Trick Question
Read Matthew 22:23-33 I loved riddles and mental tricks when I was a kid. I remember one Christmas party at my house, with 40 members of my dad’s college choir,...
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March 30, 2022
Lent 2022
Give to God What Belongs to God
Read Matthew 22:15-22 The Pharisees’ question to Jesus was entirely malicious. In their minds, there were only two possible answers: he would either have to condone supporting a corrupt, defiled...
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March 29, 2022
Lent 2022
Assuming the Best or Worst
Read 1 John 4: 7-21 I assume good intentions & sometimes get burned But it’s better to try than To spend a life assuming The worst & not believing In...
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March 28, 2022
Lent 2022
Questioning Jesus
Read Matthew 22:34-40 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” (Matthew 22:26) Like many parents, I can remember days when my young children would ask unending questions about...
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March 27, 2022
Lent 2022
Week 3 Reflection
Use this page either by yourself, with one or two other people or with your small group to reflect on how this week’s readings have impacted you. Reflect on...
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March 26, 2022
Lent 2022
The Breaking, Crushing, Healing Stone
Read Matthew 21:42-46 Today’s passage is quite an unsettling one. In fact, this whole chapter is on the violent side, a scathing rebuke of the Pharisees. The Pharisees knew the...
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March 25, 2022
Lent 2022
Come to the Great Feast
Read Luke 14:6-14 What is the greatest invitation you have ever received? Maybe as a kid you received a spectacular invite in the mail to your best friend’s birthday party,...
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March 24, 2022
Lent 2022
King of Truth
Read Matthew 22:1-14 So much is packed into these chapters about the crucifixion of Jesus. When I read it, I get overwhelmed and want to just skip past Thursday, Friday,...
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March 23, 2022
Lent 2022
Word Before World
Read John 5:31-47 It seems every generation has its defining moments, events of historical significance that evoke the phrase, “I remember where I was when…” Everyone can recall precisely what...
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