Husband, father, and Anglican priest in the North Georgia Mountains. Sermons, reflections, and articles promoting the "Ancient Faith for Modern Times".
Fourth Sunday in Lent: A man born blind. A shepherd boy nobody sent for. Both overlooked. Both found. Jesus still walks into the places where the cast-out sit and asks the only question that matters: "Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
Third Sunday in Lent: At Jacob's well, Jesus crosses every boundary to sit with a woman the world had passed by and offers living water that never runs dry. He sees the full ledger of her life and still he offers. Not for those who have cleaned themselves up. For anyone still thirsty, still hoping.
Second Sunday in Lent: Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again—a birth from above by the Holy Spirit, not earned by religion or effort. Like Abraham, we are justified by faith alone. Lent invites us to stop pretending and trust the one lifted up in our place for eternal life.
First Sunday in Lent: Led by the Spirit, Jesus faced three wilderness temptations and overcame each one with Scripture alone. As the second Adam, his obedience wins what Adam lost — and offers us his righteousness as a gift. This Lent, follow him into the wilderness.
This season of Lent, so deeply woven into the fabric of Christian worship, carries with it centuries of history, theological development, and spiritual wisdom.
Ash Wednesday: In Matthew 6, Jesus addresses three core spiritual disciplines: giving, praying, and fasting. But his concern is not whether we practice these disciplines. His concern is why.