Turn Again: The Invitation of Lent
Feb 22, 2026 • The Rev. Dr. Sandi Kerner
George Whitefield once pounded the pulpit and stomped the floor to rouse a snoring listener, and Lent is presented as a similar call to wake a sleeping church. Where the serpent asked Adam and Eve whether God really said, Jesus in the wilderness answers every temptation with Scripture. Because we are powerless against sin on our own, hearers are invited to clench their fists around what they cling to, then open their hands to Jesus.
