by Hans Jorgensen | Feb 25, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 8, Jesus said: “The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”Dying and rising are at the heart of our Lenten journey. Yet this truth is...
by Hans Jorgensen | Feb 19, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 1 as we begin the season of Lent, we hear: “Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.”So many important things in scripture happen around water. What “water” stories do you...
by Hans Jorgensen | Feb 11, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 9, Jesus is transfigured on a mountain, and a voice says, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him.”The Transfiguration story has so many delightful parts to it. For one thing, it connects to Jesus’ baptism, where he also heard a voice saying he was...
by Hans Jorgensen | Feb 5, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 1:35, Jesus got up “while it was still very dark and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.”Do you ever go out to a quiet or deserted place to pray? What is that like? We live in a time of many stimuli – sounds and machines that are humming around...
