Lent in Plain Sight: A Devotion through Ten Objects

by Jill J. Duffield

Overview

God is often at work through the ordinary: ordinary people, ordinary objects, ordinary grace. Through the ordinary, God communicates epiphanies, salvation, revelation, and reconciliation. It is through the mundane that we hear Gods quiet voice.

In this devotion for the season of Lent, Jill J. Duffield draws readers attention to ten ordinary objects that Jesus would have encountered on his way to Jerusalem: dust, bread, the cross, coins, shoes, oil, coats, towels, thorns, and stones. In each object, readers will find meaning in the biblical account of Jesus final days. Each week, readers encounter a new object to consider through Scripture, prayer, and reflection. From Ash Wednesday to Easter, Lent in Plain Sight reminds Christians to open ourselves to the kingdom of God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664265465
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/14/2020
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jill J. Duffield is Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, and formerly served as editor of The Presbyterian Outlook. She holds an MDiv from Union Presbyterian Seminary and a DMin from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a concentration in preaching. She is the author of Lent in Plain Sight: A Devotion through Ten Objects.

Editorial Reviews

"Want to observe a holy season of Lent? Want to make Lent more than a long detour the church takes between Easter and Christmas? Buy this book."

—Presbyterian Outlook

The Presbyterian Outlook

"In this short but sweet book about the ordinary things that Jesus would have encountered on his way to Jerusalem, author Jill Duffield suggests that God delights to work through the ordinary objects we encounter throughout our lives…. Each week, running from Ash Wednesday to Easter, Duffield shows us how God's grace becomes tangible in the mundane things of our lives."

—Christianity Today

Christianity Today