I didn’t grow up observing Lent, and even now our family doesn’t attend a church that emphasizes the liturgical calendar. I’ve come to understand Lent mostly through watching and learning from others.
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Mar 25, 2013
by sandrasims
The list of small group classes offered by my church during the Lenten season included a study on the discipline of fasting. It was an odd choice for me. I am not one to intentionally skip a meal—or even a snack....
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Mar 21, 2013
It feels like the middle of the night, but it can’t be more than an hour or so since we went to bed. I hear my oldest stepson’s Adventures in Odyssey CD still playing. But I also hear crying or moaning; I’m...
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Mar 14, 2013
by bibledude
“Is it making any difference?”
I’m often asked that question related to the missions work that I’m involved with, particularly in Haiti. People love to hear the story about Richard and the microloan...
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Mar 7, 2013
by denadyer
A few years ago, I gave up gossip for Lent. That may not seem like a big deal to you, but I was raised as a die-hard, ultra-conservative Southern Baptist, and trying something new in the spiritual realm was a bit scary....
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Apr 2, 2012
by lauraboggess
On Sunday morning, we wave our palms and sing Hosanna in the Highest.
And I am swept up in the raucous celebration—wondering if the stones are indeed crying out. Yet in the midst of this great joy there is a...
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Apr 29, 2011
by Anonymous
Thanks for joining us this month. Our PhotoPlay challenge was a difficult one because it required a manual setting and it had an introspective element to it due to Lent and Easter. I hope that the lens helped you to see...
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Apr 22, 2011
by craiggoodwin
In 2008 a young suburban family of four set out to consume everything according to four rules: local, used, homegrown, and homemade. Year of Plenty tells the story of that year and offers a reflection on the intersections...
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Apr 21, 2011
The final days of Lent are hazardous, riveting, deadly. They make me jittery. I feel as if I exist in two places. I am aware, all the time, of what is going on in that great Other Space, that story which is playing itself...
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Apr 15, 2011
by Anonymous
He would always miss my class on a Friday. At first this weekly habit annoyed me and then one day he invited me to visit his nursery in the forest. He wanted to show me how to comb a mountain for a wild orchid. “You...
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