Thin Space – A Reflection by Paula Mitchell

This morning’s post in the series Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For? was written by Paula Mitchell. Paula is a Spiritual Director, retreat facilitator, writer, wife, and mother of four grown sons.  She is the founder and program director of Doorways Ministries, providing days of prayer, Ignatian retreats, and a 9 month program based on [...]

Depression and the Living God – Lenten Series

This morning’s post in the series Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For? was written by an anonymous contributor. –   I don’t hunger and thirst for much. I just hunger and thirst to escape depression. There, I’ve said it. But I’m not able to add my name to this statement. I [...]

Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name of the Lord by Richard Brown

Palm/Passion Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a/50:4-6 IV, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Mark 14:1-15, 47/14:1-15, 51, Mark 11: 1-11/11:1-13 IV This post was written by Rich Brown a freelance writer, editor, and publisher specializing in religion. It was first posted on his blog Forewords as Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord. Here we are, once more, just days away [...]

Lent, again – By Jim Schmotzer

This morning’s post in the series Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For?  is a poem, contributed by Jim Schmotzer. You can find more from him on his blog here. Lent, again Small Baptist church Edge of the city Family farms were gone Ever widening streets Car lots and early stage Of [...]

Lenting Fasting; Easter Feasting – By Rachel Stone

This morning’s post in the series Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For?  is by Rachel Stone. She blogs about food, family, faith at her site, Eat With Joy. This piece was first posted here. — I’m not sure what the actual stats were, but it sure seemed like most of the [...]

Righteousness in Short Supply – by Jon Stevens

Today’s reflection in the series Easter Is Coming What Do You Hunger and Thirst For, comes from Jon Stevens proprietor of the Open Gate Farm on Camano Island ——— Righteousness seems in short supply these days.  You know the kind.  The kind we’re supposed to be hungering and thirsting for.  Folks seem to be getting wrapped around [...]

Content with Our Daily Bread, But Thirsty for Tomorrow’s Wine…by tracy Dickerson

Today’s contribution to the series Easter Is Coming What Do We Hunger and Thirst For, comes from Tracy Dickerson. It was first published on her blog Nacreous Kingdom  ——– In my vocation as a hospice nurse, I have observed repeatedly a phenomenon that occurs when patients draw closer to the end of life: they stop feeling hungry [...]

Re-Placing Holy Week – towards A Public + Local Liturgy by Brandon Rhodes

This week as well as the daily posts of Lenten reflections I am posting additional resources to stimulate our thinking about how we celebrate Holy week and Easter. I love this creative and challenging post which comes from Brandon Rhodes. Brandon is the husband of Candice and a doctoral student at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, where [...]

Hunger – By Melanie Clark Pullen

This morning’s post in the series Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For? is by Melanie Clark Pullen. She is a theatre and film artist, writer, wife, mother and pilgrim following the Way of Christ. Today’s reflection was first posted here.   It is said that Jesus fasted for forty days and [...]

Thirsting for justice in a society of growing inequity – by Tom Sine

Today’s post in the series What Are We Hungering and Thirsting For? is written by Tom Sine, author and consultant Tom blogs regularly at msainfo.us. —– I had the wonderful opportunity, from 1977 to 1984 to head a community development project in Haiti for World Concern. We were invited by village leaders in the Pleasant Valley [...]