Contemplation “vs.” Activism

Mar 8, 2014 | Devotions

Each Saturday and Tuesday during Lent, the devotion will consist of visual or musical works of art for you to contemplate.  There might be a brief quote or statement for you to consider as you view/listen to the material; there may be notes from or about the artist or...

Face-to-face with Sin

Mar 7, 2014 | Devotions | 1 comment

Psalm 51: 1-17 Coming face-to-face with one’s own sin is not easy to do. This psalm’s content has been traditionally ascribed to King David, struggling with his irresponsible actions in regard to Bathsheba and her husband Uriah. David, succumbing to using his position...

God Knows Your Heart

Mar 6, 2014 | Devotions

Matthew 6:1-6 The Sermon on the Mount, chapters 5-7 in Matthew, is the longest piece of Jesus’ teaching and is often quoted. It begins with the Beatitudes and ends with Jesus instructing us to build our houses on the rock, not foolishly on sand. The first six verses...

The Most Tempting Temptation

Mar 5, 2014 | Devotions

Matthew 4:1-11 Our first Lenten scripture tells of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness by Satan. Jesus is first tempted to turn stones into bread in order to satisfy his hunger–the result of forty days of fasting. He is then tempted to leap from the top of the...

The Meaning of Lent

Mar 4, 2014 | Devotions

Visit our devotions website — www.rrcb.org/devotions/ Lent is a holy season of 40 days, not counting Sundays, which begins with Ash Wednesday and extends to Holy Saturday. It is a time of repentance, meditation, fasting and preparation as we reflect on the suffering...

2013 Advent Devotions Concluded

Jan 7, 2014 | Devotions

Our 2013 Advent devotional series is now complete. Thanks go out to Bill Tuck who edited the devotions, to Cassandra Ducca & the Devotions Subcommittee who produced the booklet and online posts, and great thanks especially to the many lay persons and ministers of...