Bing Crosby croons, “Do you see what I see?” I know it’s Lent, but that Christmas song popped into my head when I heard Sunday’s first reading. It’s a great story in 1 Samuel 16 about God telling Samuel to go to Jesse’s house to anoint the new king that God has chosen to succeed Saul. […]
Author: Joe Galloway
give me THIS water
We read in John 4:5-42 about Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well. You know the story about how Jesus asks her for a drink, and in their back-and-forth, He teaches, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst.” She replies, “Sir, […]
Live a Holy Life
Did you know we are called to live a holy life? In 2 Tim 1:9 we are told that, “He saved us and called us to a holy life.” How do we live a holy life? We are given the template in the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These are the building blocks, […]
The Season of Lent
Mature disciples of Jesus Christ are serious and intentional about legacy. The Season of Lent provides us with the potent fertilizer we need to grow the seeds of legacy that we plant. That fertilizer consists of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Prayer purifies our intentions and relates everything we do to God. Fasting detaches us from […]
Salt of the Earth
In Matthew 5:13-16, Jesus tells us “You are the salt of the earth..you are the light of the world. This is great! I love my salt, especially if it is Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning! Down in New Awlins where the blues was born – a quick side-shout to Frankie Adams and Lou Welsh who wrote […]