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Lent
Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 15, 2017 (message contributor)
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1. What Is Lent?
Contributed on Apr 15, 2017
explanation of the season of Lent
WHAT IS LENT? Last Wednesday we celebrated Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. While I was eating my share of pancakes at a Shrove Tuesday dinner, someone asked me just exactly what is Lent, which started me thinking. For those of us raised in the church (particularly the Roman ...read more
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2. Hey, You Have Dirt On Your Face!
Contributed on Apr 15, 2017
observance of Ash Wednesday
HEY, YOU HAVE DIRT ON YOUR FACE! Genesis 3:19 This Wednesday, we begin the church season of Lent, a time of reflection as we wait for the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. This forty days begin after Shrove Tuesday, a day when we stuff our faces and tummies with all the sweets and our ...read more
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3. The Wilderness Of Lent
Contributed on Feb 3, 2018
how should we spend the forty days of Lent?
Mark 1:9-15 Today is the first Sunday of Lent – the annual period of reflection leading to the joy and celebration of Easter. It is also the Sunday that we hear in the reading about of the baptism of Jesus and God’s affirmation that He is His well-beloved son. It surely helps to remind us ...read more