“For God so loved the World”

by | Mar 15, 2021 | Walt's Insights

Why do we observe this season of forty days that we call Lent?  The answer lies in the words we find in today’s gospel.  “For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.”  Lent is given...

A Little Side Trip

by | Feb 28, 2021 | Walt's Insights

Each year the church presents the gospel of the transfiguration on the Second Sunday of Lent.  When it actually took place had nothing to do with the Second Sunday of Lent it was simply one of those days when Jesus called aside Peter, James and John and invited...

Our Journey has Begun.

by | Feb 22, 2021 | Walt's Insights

Just a few days ago we took our first steps on an annual journey that we call Lent.  Today we are at the first major stop in that journey, the very first Sunday among several that will lead u to the great week we call ‘Holy’ and then onto the celebration of the...

And Jesus was led into the desert.

by | Feb 15, 2021 | Walt's Insights

Have you ever wondered when did Lent actually begin?  In the ancient church the notion of penance became a very popular part of Christian life.  Gradually periods of time for prayer and penance took on a more defined identity and in those early centuries a...