The word “Maundy” is derived from Latin “mandatum,” which means “commandment.” On Maundy Thursday (when we celebrate the institution of the Lord’s Supper), not only does Jesus command us to eat the bread and drink the wine in remembrance of him, he also offers us a new commandment: “that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” (John 13:34, Revised Standard Version). In ...
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Maybe it's not about what you give up or take on, but about who you want to become. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-jnvVbFNw&t=16s You've got some time to think about what you'd like to do for Lent, so don't just think about the what, think about the why. And consider joining me for A Gentle Lent. A Gentle Lent
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Ash Wednesday has been called the most difficult service of the year. More difficult even than Good Friday when we remember the death of our Lord. On Ash Wedensday, we come to acknowledge our own mortality. Traditionally, the words we hear when we have the sign of the cross marked on our foreheads are “From dust you were born and to dust you will return.” Not always an easy thing ...
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Yesterday, I went with my husband to visit his parents. They emigrated from Germany over 60 years ago. As young children following World War II, they were both war refugees when Allied Forces came in to take over the country. My mother-in-law is from the land that became the Czech Republic, and my father-in-law from what became part of Poland. They know first-hand the cost of war. My husband, Rob, ...
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Here's a Lenten ritual you can adapt to use at home--no matter where home is or what the weather is like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeJWYjareBQ&t=24s Lent on Lockdown Starts Wednesday. Join us! Learn More
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The final Sunday before Lent is Transfiguration Sunday. It's a pretty spectacular story with a lesson that we need to hear going into the season of Lent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1NHY3Yg4Nc&t=29s Not signed up for Lockdown for Lent: Reclaim the Holy in Your Home? Do it today! Lockdown for Lent
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Lent begins February 17...and even though we can see the end of this pandemic, for many, this will be a Lent on Lockdown--spent largely in our own homes. So use this Lent to reclaim the holy spaces in the place you call home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYiIdfY-EsM Learn More Sign Up Now
Read MoreThis is the last installment of our Lenten series, It's a Nice Song, But It's Hard to Sing...and it's the hardest song, yet. Blessings upon as all as we navigate this new (but temporary) way of being. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKAOaLPbwfg
Read MoreHad a doozy of a time getting this week's message to upload, but here we go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffKaiTqX2HE Mark 12:13-17
Read MoreHere is the second installment in our It's a Nice Song, but It's Hard to Sing Lenten series. The scripture today is Mark 10:32-45. https://youtu.be/VGxtvH8By0w
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