Lent Reflection #3: Answered Prayers

We’ve been doing a prayer challenge at Epiphany Station in which people pray 60 seconds a day for 60 days for our church. We’ve been seeing some pretty amazing results. In our GPS (small) group, we’ve been praying for some specific things, most of which have already been answered. One of the things we’ve been [...]

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Lent Reflection #2: In the Desert

Lent is traditionally a period of 40 days (it’s actually longer if you’re keeping score) of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter. The 40 days corresponds with the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert being tempted by Satan. Everyone goes through times of testing and trial at one time or another. This is [...]

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Lent Reflection #1: You are My Hiding Place

Do you ever just feel like hiding? I do. There are days when I just want to hide in bed, in my office, house, or coffee shop and not have to do anything or talk to anybody. I have been struggling big-time with Seasonal Affective Disorder this winter. That’s a fancy way of saying I [...]

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This Lent: Give it away

Lent starts tomorrow (Wednesday, February 17). This is the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter used as a time for Christians to prepare themselves through prayer and repentance for Christ’s resurrection. Traditionally, Christians have used this as a period of self-denial to purge themselves of sin. Though not prescribed in the Bible, it can be [...]

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Guarding the Mission and Vision

We are in the midst of a 9-week series at Epiphany Station exploring the unique mission and vision God has given us as a church. The word “unique” is very important. It’s not that the mission God has given us is all that different than what He’s given other churches. But the context and expression [...]

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