I’ve spent some time over the past week or so addressing questions that come up about the season of Lent. So today instead of the “normal” newsletter, I’m just going to drop some of the frequently asked questions and some answers here. Question One: Why Lent if Jesus never mentions doing Lent? Lent is a…

You’re getting this on Thursday. I’m writing it on Wednesday. We’re just beginning Lent.  Lent is a 40 day season that lasts for 46 days. Huh? Well, technically the Sundays don’t count in Lent – so we’re going until April 5, but we’re only counting Monday through Saturday. You may also know Lent by its…

As we finish up Epiphany, we finish up thinking about the people that we’re praying for on Sundays in specific categories. There is one segment of people that we should be praying for that aren’t “disconnected from the Church or God,” however – and that is other witnesses. We are called to be witnesses of…

For the past few weeks we have been talking about the people that we can be praying for on Sunday mornings here at University Lutheran when we pray for “those who are disconnected from God and the Church”. The last category of people who are disconnected are “the Seeking”. People who are seeking are looking…