Lenten practices
As Lent approaches, I often feel torn between ramping up our opportunities at church and embracing the quiet of this season. In..
Lent in Plain Sight: A Devotion Through Ten Objects
Jill J. Duffield Westminster John Knox Press, 169 pages Reviewed by Gary W. Charles Feel free to read the entire review, but..
Lenten devotions — Year A (2020)
Are you looking for theologically sound, inspiring and affordable Lenten devotions for the congregation? 5 weeks of Lenten devotions plus bonus prayers..
Prayer for Holy Saturday
Jesus, the light that no darkness can overcome, even as the sun rises, the night refuses to relent. We huddle together, afraid,..
Three Hours: Sermons for Good Friday
Fleming Rutledge Eerdmans, 96 pages In this remarkable set of brief sermons on the traditional seven last words of Jesus, Fleming Rutledge..
Prayer for those in the middle of the Lenten wilderness
"Right here in the middle of the wilderness, I confess I am weary, weighed down with the urge to sleep until the suffering has passed and resurrection reigns," writes Jill Duffield.
Making the ashes stick
Where do we get the refrain, “You are from dust and to dust you shall return”? Can such a dour message be full of grace? — Rachel Young
Borrowed Time
These forty days are Lent to us – not counting Sundays – a blessed space in time in which to step aside,..
Making space: A reflection on Lent, family and the resurrection
This year, Ash Wednesday was spent in the hospital talking with doctors and undergoing tests. Neither my wife nor I were ill..
Polishing the silver
It has become an annual lenten ritual, pulling out rags and the pink paste that smells of wintergreen to polish my baptismal..
Lent: Reckoning with wounds
I went with a couple friends to see “A Wrinkle in Time,” directed by Ava DuVernay. My heart jumped when Mrs. Who,..
Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels
Heidi Haverkamp WJK Press, 148 pages Heidi Haverkamp is an Episcopal priest who previously delighted readers with “Advent in Narnia: Reflections for..
When you know your angels — A Lenten reflection
Guest commentary by Jordan B. Davis This year, Lent has had a new and beautiful meaning in my life. For the first..
Music’s role in facilitating the paradox of Lent: An individual journey best achieved in community
As we embark on our Lenten journeys each year, we often think of those journeys as personal and private. We enter into..
Walking together through Lent: Resources for group study
Walking with your congregation through Lent can feel slightly less marketable than welcoming them to an Advent study. There are fewer..
March madness: A psalm
Guest commentary by David Evans Last year during Lent, the pastors at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, preached on the lectionary psalms..
Remembering grace during Lent
Guest Outpost blog by Andy Kort I work at a church that likes to plan way ahead. I know this is not..
Discipleship in the wilds: Manna principles during Lent
by Patricia K. Tull According to Exodus, God freed the Israelites from Egypt, a land where they had been forced to build..
Time to turn over the tables
Lent has just begun, but I’m already looking ahead to Holy Week. I like to plan things well in advance. While re-reading..
Extending our spiritual stamina: Lenten exercises from Christian education
by Jodi Craiglow It’s that time of year again. It seems like we just put away the purple vestments — and now..
We give ourselves up
A few years back a friend announced, “For Lent this year, I’m giving up.” I waited for him to finish the sentence,..
Which one of these things is not like other?
An Ash Wednesday meditation One of these things is not like the other, not like the other, not like the other. Is..
Feasting on the Word — Lenten Companion (bookmark)
edited by David L. Bartlett, Barbara Brown Taylor and Kimberly Bracken Long Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 300 pages The editors describe..
Saving the cross: God’s restorative justice
by Robert Chestnut Over the past several decades so many progressive Christian thinkers have raised so many critical problems with traditional theories..
Lenten fasting
This week we asked our bloggers what they had learned from spiritual practices and disciples. This is how they responded. In Matthew..
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