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Our time in the wilderness?

Lent is about getting through the challenges of the wilderness. Wilderness can take many forms. How can God get us through our current wilderness?
I have to admit I was a few weeks behind in following the Lenten meditations from the book we picked up at church.  Both Susan and I had good intentions but maybe this is just proo… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/our-time-in-the-wilderness/

Welcome to Jerusalem

What are YOU done with? Which feelings of hurt and betrayal do you need healed this Holy Week, on our journey to the cross?
Welcome to Jerusalem. This is where we begin Holy Week. We open with the story of Jesus riding a colt or a donkey depending on the gospel, into the city, attracting crowds, che… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/welcome-to-jerusalem/

God the Healer

As the ultimate healer and restorer, God loves us so much and cares for us so deeply ‒ setting all things right for his people.
In this week’s blog, I felt it would be beneficial to take a detour from the rituals of healing to discuss The Healer. In Exodus 15, we find that God had led the Israelites acr… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/god-the-healer/

The Spirit Intercedes

Our Lenten practice continues with meaningful and curative rituals, as we journey toward Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
  Do you find our Lenten ritual of healing and wholeness comforting? I do! The Worship & Music Committee decided this would help our congregation grieve the resignation of our… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/the-spirit-intercedes/

Azaleas & Giggles: How Children Heal the Soul

The snuggles and giggles of little ones are a tonic unlike anything prescribed by a doctor.
One Sunday, before driving home from church, my then 3-year-old daughter and I walked past the car and across the park toward azalea bushes that were bursting with blooms. As we … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/azaleas-giggles-how-children-heal-the-soul/

Pygmy Goats

Goat yoga: just another example of God's diverse world, full of variety and creative people finding joy in creation.
Traditional Christian concepts of “rituals of healing” tend to focus on the spiritual disciplines of prayer, meditation, fasting and the observance of the Sabbath, among others.… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/pygmy-goats/

Meditation & Restoration

We continue our journey through the wilderness, exploring rituals of healing and wholeness in worship and prayer.
I came to the practice of meditation in a time of desperation. It was the fall of 2013, during the hardest period of my doctoral work. I had already been working on my disserta… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/meditation-restoration/

Healing & Wholeness in the Wilderness

During Lent, NorthPark Presbyterian Church invites you to join us in our search for healing in the wilderness.
Our theme for Lent this year at NorthPark Presbyterian Church is “healing in the wilderness.” In the Bible, the Hebrew words for wilderness (midbar, arabah and eremos) appear … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/healing-wholeness-in-the-wilderness/

Lenten Hymns: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

When we think about the supreme sacrifice of Christ for us, all we can do is pour contempt on our pride.
When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. See, from his head, his hands, his … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/when-i-survey-the-wondrous-cross/

Lenten Hymns: Glory, Laud and Honor

There is no doubt that Palm Sunday becomes the crest of the first hill on the emotional roller coaster that is Holy Week.
All glory, laud, and honor To You, Redeemer, King, To Whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. The Palm Sunday celebration of Christ’s “triumphant” entrance into … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-hymns-glory-laud-and-honor/

Lenten Hymns: Kyrie Eleison

Imagine it sung with voices that stretch back to the 2nd Century and across the whole of the Church.
The simple singing of Kyrie Eleison  has become the most powerful piece of music for me during the Lenten Season. We sing the English version, “Lord Have Mercy,” every Sunday … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-hymns-kyrie-eleison/

Lenten Hymns: Go to Dark Gethsemane

As Jesus prayed in the garden for the strength to endure, so can we turn to God and pray for strength to walk our difficult journeys.
As a lifelong Presbyterian, hymns have always been a part of my faith journey. They float into my mind, and I find myself humming them to either praise a beautiful example of G… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-hymns-go-to-dark-gethsemane/

Lenten Hymns: Walking the Road Bravely

Deep and intense theological questions follow me daily: “Whose truth will I believe? Whose truth is most relevant?”
For the next few weeks, our NorthPark bloggers will make Lenten reflections based on their favorite hymns.  This week, Rev. Kelly Staples has chosen “What Wondrous Love,” whic… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-hymns-walking-the-road-bravel/

Lent for Political & Religious Moderates

What you are doing now tells you a lot about whether or not you would have stood with Dr. King.
Purple is not only the color of lent, it is the color of my church. Most Presbyterians congregations are not made up of all blue state voters or red state voters. We take pride … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lent-political-religious-moderates/

Lenten Devotional: March 19th

My faith has its ups and downs like that of everyone. There are ups and downs, doubt and wonder.
Amen. Amen is a Hebrew word meaning "right on," or "so be it." It is a biblical way of saying "this is true." Jesus frequently says, "Amen I say to you," which gets transl… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-devotional-march-19th/

Lenten Devotional: March 17th

By standing up and claiming we believe in the resurrection of the body, we believe our God has created something amazing in us.
The resurrection of the body No one likes to talk about death. It makes everyone universally uncomfortable to face one's own mortality. And I think that's how we ended up … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-devotional-march-17th/

Lenten Devotional: March 12th

If order could be created in this crazy world, if what has been destroyed could be restored, wouldn’t that be good news?
And will come again to judge the living and the dead Every so often I will get a comment like the one I got at the back door of our church a few years ago. It went something… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-devotional-march-12th/

Lenten Devotional: March 11th

We act as Christ's hands and feet in the world, as Christ is in our hearts. May God bless us in our work.
He ascended into heaven and sitteth at the hand of the Father Almighty. "So when they had come together, they asked him, 'Lord, is this the time when you will restore the k… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-devotional-march-11th/

Lenten Devotional: March 10th

The power of resurrection cannot be captured, contained, boxed in, or domesticated. Victory belongs to Christ!
On the Third Day He Rose Again I have trouble trying to capture the power of the resurrection in a sermon on Easter, much less in a short devotional. And maybe that's the … http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-devotional-march-10th/

Lenten Devotional: March 9th

Our Lord stands with us, and even the people beyond hope, speaking the good news of God's grace.
He descended into hell We know on Good Friday Jesus was nailed to the cross. We know that on Easter Sunday, God raised him from the tomb. Where was Jesus on Saturday? H… http://www.northparkpres.org/blog/lenten-devotional-march-9th/

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