Performing Repentance by Rev. Dr. Michael J. Brown, Jr. Psalm 51:1-17; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 The beginning of the Lenten season starts with a Gospel word of warning, “Beware of practicing your [dikaiosyne] before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven” (Matt 6:1 NRSV). Normally, you … Read More
First Sunday of Lent – March 5, 2017
Wilderness Living by Rev. Dr. Michael Brown, Jr. Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Matthew 4:1-11 Romans 5:12-19 We live our lives in the wilderness. It is an unpopular conclusion at which to arrive, but it is true. We tend to think of such experiences as “interruptions” in our normal activity, disturbances that interfere with the normal flow of life. The … Read More