by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 20, 2017 | israelitesLentLifemniwiconimosesnoDAPLwaterwaterislife | Blog
Directed by God, the whole company of Israel moved on by stages from the Wilderness of Sin. They set camp at Rephidim. And there wasn’t a drop of water for the people to drink. The people took Moses to task: “Give us water to drink.” But Moses said, “Why pester me?... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 11, 2017 | abramcamelschangejourneyLent | Blog
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 4, 2017 | changedevilJesusLentsatantemptation | Blog
Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in the first... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | February 28, 2017 | ash wednesdayforgivenessimmigrationjoelLentlocustsrepentance | Blog
Blow the ram’s horn trumpet in Zion! Trumpet the alarm on my holy mountain! Shake the country up! God’s Judgment on its way—the Day’s almost here! A black day! A Doomsday! Clouds with no silver lining! Like dawn light moving over the mountains, a huge army is coming.... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 15, 2016 | desertencouragementhopeLentsanctuarytree | Blog
Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 8, 2016 | BirdsFearHidingLentPsalms | Blog
Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 1, 2016 | creationideasLent | Blog
“Hey there! All who are thirsty, come to the water! Are you penniless? Come anyway—buy and eat! Come, buy your drinks, buy wine and milk. Buy without money—everything’s free! Why do you spend your money on junk food, your hard-earned cash on cotton candy? Listen to... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | February 17, 2016 | Lenttransition | Blog
Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wild. For forty wilderness days and nights he was tested by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when the time was up he was hungry. The Devil, playing on his hunger,... Read more
