Lazarus: Beginnings (9 days to Easter) John chapter 11 Lent is over and now Holy Week begins in the Armenian Church with a remembrance of Lazarus, a close friend of Jesus, who succumbs to an illness. His distraught sisters mention to Jesus, that had he been by Lazarus would not have died. Jesus proclaims, “I […]
Lenten Journey Day 40 – Worship What a beautiful day today is. It is day 40 – forty days ago you began this Lenten Journey. You feel a sense of accomplishment. It is a good feeling. It has been 40 days of fasting – abstaining from certain foods. It has been 40 days of intensified […]
Next Step #788 – March 21, 2024 – An experiment on the streets of Glendale is about to come to an end, or at least will be put on hold. The Youth Ministry which began in 2003 is having its building sold from under it. Finding an alternative to political solutions to war and conflict. […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 39: Tropical Sweet Potatoes Lenten Journey Day 39 – Light and Salt Change. You have changed through the Lenten Season. In fact, our Lord Jesus Christ is the author of change. He advocated our need to change. Your increased interaction with him has set you on the path to change. That change […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 38: Peach Salsa Lenten Journey Day 38 – Happiness & Blessings The Declaration of Independence of the United States proclaims that people are endowed by their creator to have the unalienable right to pursue happiness. Striving for happiness can be expensive for many. Some people forget and forsake all else for the […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 37: Artichoke Risotto Lenten Journey Day 37 – Born Again One evening in the life of our Lord Jesus, he was approached by a man named Nicodemus who seemingly complimented him. According to the Gospel of St. John, Nicodemus said to Jesus, “we know that you are a teacher who has come […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 36: Mutabbel Lenten Journey Day 36 – Discipleship It would have been appropriate to start this Lenten Journey the topic of discipleship. I have intentionally left it toward the end of the Journey, because as I sure you will agree, discipleship means something different to you today than it did 35 days […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 35: Roasted Eggplant with Cashews Lenten Journey Day 35- Last Days Today’s Lenten meditation is a riddle of sorts. It begins with the very basic question; how can we be prepared for the return of Jesus Christ? As it unfolds, we find a very unique message with the instructions we need, with […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 34: Red Bean Appetizer Lenten Journey Day 34 – Farsightedness On this final Saturday of the Lenten season, the Armenian Church commemorating St. Gregory the Illuminator’s (circa 290AD) admission into the “Great Pit” (Khorvirab). The Great Pit was a place of exile and punishment, where St. Gregory was sentenced for the capital […]
Lenten Recipe Recipe 33: Grilled Red Pepper and Eggplant Sandwiches Lenten Journey Day 33 – Worrying about Tomorrow We end this fifth week of Lent with a meditation about apprehension, anxiety and worry about the future. Certainly anxiety comes into play when we are confronted with uncertainty. Even more, this coming Sunday is the Sunday […]
