Free Devotional for Lent
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. The Lenten devotional The Parables of Jesus is available as a print book for sale or as a free PDF download.
Ash Wednesday
Devotion for Ash Wednesday
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” ~ Romans … Read more
Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. This evening, I will attend a special service at my church—All Saints Anglican Church of San Antonio. In lieu of a hymn for the processional, we will chant the Great Litany. Then comes the Penitential Office and Imposition of Ashes, followed by Holy Communion. A solemn, … Read more
Devotion for Ash Wednesday
When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me. If anyone says anything to … Read more
Ash Wednesday/Lent
If you’re not part of a liturgical church, you may wonder why folks are going around today with a black cross on their foreheads. Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the penitential season of Lent. Although there are 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, Lent is considered to be a 40-day season … Read more
Ash Wednesday and Lent 2015
I have written in the past about Ash Wednesday and Lent. As I have done in previous years, each day during Lent, I will post a brief devotion. I hope you will join me in examen and repentance. 27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the … Read more
Ash Wednesday and Lent
I grew up in a non-liturgical church that didn’t observe Lent. As a child, I wondered why other Christians went around one day in the spring with a black cross on their foreheads. As an adult, I became an Anglican and learned about the liturgical tradition. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the penitential season … Read more
Scripture for Ash Wednesday 2013
Each day during Lent I will paste a Scripture from the Gospel According to St. Mark and prayer. I hope these short readings and prayers will bless you during this season of penitence. 4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the … Read more
Ash Wednesday 2013
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the penitential season of Lent. The video below gives a quick overview of Ash Wednesday and Lent. While most Christians recognize Lent and observe it in similar ways, different Christian denominations have some variations in the significance they attach to the season and the ways of observing … Read more
Devotion for Ash Wednesday 2012
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may … Read more