Lent Is A Season of Stubborn Hope
Lent is the right time to sit with these darker truths.
Incarnate Weirdness (Or How NOT to Give up Social Media)
Christianity is experiencing the same draining of weirdness that is so inherent to its success.
Fasting from Food, Feeding on the Bible During Lent
Another way to update Lent to the needs of the 21st century would be a carbon fast.
4 Things to Know About Ash Wednesday
Life is short and death imminent, urging focus on what is essential.
Thoughts & Prayers Are Not Enough
We are a people of active faith. Jesus did not simply call us to believe but to go into the world.
#LentTogether: The Cost of Discipleship, in Community
As we reorient ourselves toward Christ in this season of Lent, we must remember that doing so tangibly and fundamentally means reorienting ourselves toward our neighbor.
Lights for Gaza & the Darkness of Lent
As we send points of light into the darkness, we work and pray for the structural changes needed to make light a reality for Gazans.
Lent: Falling in Love With the Ordinary
MAR 16, 2014 | BY: JEREMY JOHN -- Lent is an extraordinary time to establish our joys in the everyday. We give those things...
Actually, God Does Still Want You to Give Up Chocolate for Lent
MAR 11, 2014 | BY: BRIAN GORMAN -- Whether it’s coffee or T.V. or social media, it has been commonplace to stop doing...
Fat Tuesday and Skinny Wednesday
MAR 5, 2014 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- “What’s the difference between a flute and a stick in the mud?” our priest asked on Sunday...