[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Saturday: Fifth Week of Lent John 18:15-27 Have you ever travelled to Jerusalem? On a visit to Jerusalem, my wife and I visited what was purported to be the home and courtyard of the high priest […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Friday: Fifth Week of Lent John 18:1-14 Have you ever tried to offer help to someone but ended up just getting in the way—or worse—aggravating the situation? I think we’ve all been there in one way […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Thursday: Fifth Week of Lent John 17:1-26 Have you ever felt that you could not please God? The Church of Scotland’s Westminster catechism announces that the supreme purpose of all people is “to glorify God and […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Wednesday: Fifth Week of Lent John 16:16-33 What was the best part of today? What was the worst part? In the Gospels Jesus frequently told the disciples exactly what was going to happen. They frequently didn’t […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Tuesday: Fifth Week of Lent John 15:26-16:15 Would you rather need help with something you can’t physically do or need help with something you can’t figure out? Why? It is humbling, and some would even say […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Monday: Fifth Week of Lent John 15:18-25 How do you feel when someone doesn’t like you? Myself, I try to think about something else and pretend it doesn’t bother me. Do you get sad? Do you […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Fifth Sunday of Lent John 15:1-17 Do you have a green thumb? If so, what is your favourite plant to grow? My dad likes to assume he knows how to prune grapevines. Our family once had […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Saturday: Fourth Week of Lent John 14:15-31 How do we connect the Wonderful Counselor of Isaiah 9:6 with the promise of the Counselor in John 14:16? In preparation for His death, Jesus gave attention to preparing […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Friday: Fourth Week of Lent John 14:1-14 How do you respond to reports of violence that leave innocent people dead? Do you reflect on the probability of persecution against the Christian community? Do you worry or […]