Today is Good Friday for most Christians (for Orthodox believers, Good Friday is a week from today). Eugene Peterson, in Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness recommends that all Christians read the Psalms daily on a monthly schedule, so I have been endeavoring to do that for the past 6 months, using the Book of Common Prayer as my guide. Fittingly, today's readings for morning prayer included Psalm 51 and Psalm 52. … [Read more...] about Good Friday
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Do you have a confession to make?
Since the beginning of Lent, our family's reflected upon the tension between sin and a pure heart as found in Psalm 51. One morning, we walked through the Gospel message and explored the question of whether sin makes sense to our friends at school. In Lancaster County, PA, there remains a significant cultural memory of sin. But most campuses lack the memory/framework to discuss sin. On Wednesday, I heard concerns regarding spiritual dullness shared by representatives from three campuses in the Mid-Atlantic. … [Read more...] about Do you have a confession to make?