<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jim Lovelady]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Lovelady]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:59:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jimlovelady.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Response to Samuel Sey's Article "If Silence is Violence, Jesus is a Sinner"]]></title><description><![CDATA[So it's Sey's hermeneutic that is the problem.  He flattens the nuances of Jesus' ministry &#38; he flattens the nuances of Silence is Violence.]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/a-response-to-samuel-sey-s-article-if-silence-is-violence-jesus-is-a-sinner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee79ebd0cbf910017c6ca9d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:32:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_b35b86d404524f80a944ed099f6f027a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is where we are headed… Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/easter-sunday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cbbbd85060ffc00143d588b</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:06:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_8926a72623e4478dbe2a594251fcc964~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 40: Holy Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. He went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/holy-saturday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cba6ccfdffb4500157ece33</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 07:39:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_5c926cdfc9db47a78b935840b26c101e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 39: Good Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA["But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”--John...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/good-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb8ea9d5ed6f900154807bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:08:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_3bc19b3694d343c082deb025c415b1f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 38: Maundy Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/maundy-thursday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb7d5b659522b00158f4be9</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:18:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_144d4d93fb99413f9d4d66b681fad537~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_820,h_461,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 37: Cripple at Your Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/cripple-at-your-table</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb675ff4c045c0015e8b50c</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_864a8ed1a48b412b887336f83850006e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 36: I Want You to Be]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh, death, where is your sting?--1 Corinthians 15:55 There is nothing, as lucky, as easy or free…as death. This song is a great example...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/i-want-you-to-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb52841c03716001583678a</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:02:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_3debe04cdd0b4585a02c01e656ab7ac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_319,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 35: The Sound of Scripture]]></title><description><![CDATA[My anguish, my anguish!  I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/the-sound-of-scripture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb395b40e48350015716ce5</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:04:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_1209d07aaf2e405c92bc0f501fd0be49~mv2_d_2789_1925_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixth Sunday in Lent]]></title><description><![CDATA[He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.--Matthew 28:6 So you should get together with friends and celebrate, maybe eat some food...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/sixth-sunday-in-lent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb29890c0371600157e6e45</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 10:04:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_dfe30b0f4d1c4421ad79bf0c797a3808~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_744,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 34: Our Song]]></title><description><![CDATA[And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender,...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/our-song</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb14613395f7e001543cf75</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_84ebe59d007d45879c974ef0947eb501~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 33: You'll Thank Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.--Ephesians 5:20 When I hear any version of Wicked...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/you-ll-thank-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cafb2913edbae0015cd6702</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:06:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_6e80293cca8d46159adfef439d87b8c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_847,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 32: Blind Bartimeus' Song]]></title><description><![CDATA[And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/blind-bartimeus-song</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cae9a17263f450016767ef4</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:18:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_a92077884e3140c08b73f52c314a787d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 31: Die That You May Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.  Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.--John 11:25...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/die-that-you-may-live</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cac7b6fc037160015718159</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:13:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_272f8e9a274145bcb4ac8802099fb494~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 30: What a Mess!]]></title><description><![CDATA[And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.--Genesis 3:21 I was driving down the road, listening to Taylor...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/what-a-mess</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cabfc16395f7e0015354ed1</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:04:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_1c0039ac4ef24ebc92368f1b1a8d0c78~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 29: A Shared Life With God]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am the truth.--John 14:6 Opposite Day is masterful at deconstructing my will to live.  My kids embody the post-modern decline into...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/a-shared-life-with-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5caaac1e469c630015d069c2</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:11:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_5878d4318c0449359f004e7f98d2666d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth Sunday in Lent]]></title><description><![CDATA[He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.--Matthew 28:6 So you should get together with friends and celebrate, maybe eat some food...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/fifth-sunday-in-lent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca94fa6579be400159fd71d</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 10:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_aec520b9ca2946b6a4a3a31ae9a7d939~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 28: Celebrate]]></title><description><![CDATA[And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.--Genesis 1:31 Sabbath rest is about letting the past be the past...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/celebrate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca83ff188364b0015301665</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 06:13:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_ffad70c0ad8543aaad91d0114e2b989a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_549,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 27: The Awkward Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[And God rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.--Genesis 2:2 I have a friend who is a master at the awkward silence....]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/the-awkward-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca66e0aa1c9370014e28c2d</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 04:33:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_628c49fad32c48e5b63d1e6aeac6d33f~mv2_d_2400_1598_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 26: The Ram in the Thicket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah.  Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/the-ram-in-the-thicket</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca15cb131b98d00157c0e36</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_a2873ad1ce98454da7d7ada249342830~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_534,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 25: Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet...]]></description><link>https://www.jimlovelady.com/post/festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca422b110030400543821a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Lent Confessions]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b33345_c93f7152536b4b86ad864e398353c2c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_751,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Lovelady</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>