Let it All Go by Mark Bryan
For today, I want us to focus with a centering prayer. A centering prayer is where we pray to God and focus on a word or a phrase. I want you to focus on the phase, “Let it all go.”
Lenten Devotional Series 2020: Day 4
Lenten Devotional Series 2020: Day 3
Today we Dwell by Mark Bryan
I remember growing up and doing a 24-hour fast at my church. The fast was typically associated with fundraising for those who were in need. I very rarely heard about fasting otherwise. I do remember my mom once talked about praying and fasting for a day when she was praying for someone who was not doing well. That was my experience with fasting.
Lenten Devotional Series 2020: Day 2
Our Alone Time by Mark Bryan
This passage has many aspects that we have probably heard a hundred different sermons on. There is the taking up of the cross, the naming of who Jesus is, and the revelation of his crucifixion. For me, today, I am dwelling on the start of this passage where Jesus is praying alone.
Lenten Devotional Series 2020: Day 1
Letting Go by Ivy Lamb
As I read today’s verses, I think of all the ways we run away from our own vulnerability. We posture and perform for others to gain their good opinion, and we hoard our resources to protect ourselves from uncertainty. Often, it feels easier to cling to the illusion of security than to admit how fragile our lives actually are.