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Lenten Carbon Fast
Lent is just around the corner, and many Christians “give up” or fast from something in Lent as a spiritual discipline to make themselves more aware of their discipleship in daily life. One way to...
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All About Lent
The more intentionally we prepare for an event, the more meaningful that event can become. This week we started the season of Lent, the period of 40 days (not counting Sundays) of preparation for...
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Ash Wednesday
Why We Do What We Do For more than ten centuries, Christians around the world have marked the beginning of Lent (the time of preparation for Easter) by getting their foreheads smudged with ashes in...
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Lent 101
Ash Wednesday this week marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 day period of preparation leading up to Easter. But what is Lent all about anyway? And how do you “do” Lent? What is giving stuff up...
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Holy Week Services
As we approach Easter, Christians traditionally observe a number of worship services that remember the last days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, leading up through his arrest, crucifixion and the...
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Easter & Baptism
We have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.Romans 6:4 It might sometimes...
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Fasting: Hungering for God
Fasting—abstaining from eating (and sometimes drinking)— is a spiritual practice of many traditions, including our Jewish ancestors and Christians through the ages. Christians often practice fasting...
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Christine Sine writes, “Part of the purpose of Lent is to become dissatisfied with our own bondage and the bondage of others. It is about looking for ways to bring freedom and liberation not just for...
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Dying to Self
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Mark 8:35 In Lent, Christians prepare for Easter by reflecting on Jesus’ journey...
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The Days of Holy Week
The Church calls the week before Easter “Holy Week”, and it is a week filled with holy days. Not only do these days focus specifically on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life, many of the...
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Ash Wednesday Basics
On Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22 this year), many Christians attend worship services at which they receive ashes on their foreheads. The pastor marks the forehead of each worshiper, often saying “Remember...
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Lenten Carbon Fast
Lent is just around the corner, and many Christians “give up” or fast from something in Lent as a spiritual discipline to make themselves more aware of their discipleship in daily life. One way to...
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Easter & Baptism
We have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.Romans 6:4 It might sometimes...
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