Of Lent and Looking for the Light

February 18, 2015 / Kiersti Giron / Ash Wednesday, faith, Jesus, Lent, seasons, suffering

Note: Taking a break from our Black History series today to focus on Lent, but watch for a special guest to finish the month off next week! It’s Ash Wednesday, friends. The beginning of Lent, when believers round the world will take time to look into ourselves—and hopefully, at the Lord—and prepare our hearts […]

Of Ash Wednesday, Remembering, and Being Still

March 5, 2014 / Kiersti Giron / Ash Wednesday, faith, history, Jesus, Lent, seasons, trust

Ash Wednesday…a day that marks the beginning of the preparation. For Jesus, this had gone on His whole life. But around this time two thousand years ago, things were kicking into high gear—in God’s camp and in Satan’s. Once I read that the days leading to Good Friday were the only time in history that […]