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Lent- Giving Up Something to TAKE UP Something

I'm relatively new to this "Lent and fasting thing". I grew up in a very fundamentalist Baptist church. I heard a couple of my friends talk about "Lent" and giving up meat on Friday nights. But I really had no idea what it was or why they were giving up meat. I learned a bit more about it over time. At college I became friends with people from many different Christian tra...

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When Someone Is Offended By You

"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift." - Matthew 5:23 This is not an explicitly traditional "Lent" passage, but hang tight and I'll show you how it ties in. During our...

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When Lent Disciplines Reveal Our Weaknesses

Over the past decade or so I have become more interested in the church calendar including the season of Lent. I was not raised in the Catholic Church, so the rhythms that some of my friends participated in growing up were not familiar to me until adulthood. As I have discovered more about this season, one of the traditional anticipatory periods of the church calendar, I ha...

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And They Praised God Because of Me

And they praised God because of me. - ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭1‬:‭24‬ Paul wrote this to the Galatian church when he was recounting his testimony. Jesus got hold of his heart, then he spent some time with Peter and James, and then: Then I went to Syria and Cilicia. I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only heard the report: "The ...

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The Eternal Impact of the Torn Veil

Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit." --Luke 23 :44-47 Ever since I became a Christian 40 years ago, I've often visualized various Scripture ...

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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

The disciples wondered this as well when he died. It wasn't what they had expected the Messiah to do. How had it come to an end so quickly? Jesus had tried to explain to them several times that he had to die. At the last supper, when he took the cup he said "this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." God is a just and holy ...

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Managing the Madness

There isn't a day that goes by now that doesn't have an unthinkable headline hitting the news outlets. Long gone are the days that I remember as a teen when I would spend a summer afternoon lying on the front lawn of my home, along with a friend or two, looking up at the sky and pointing out the animals that we saw in the cloud formations. Life has become increasingly comp...

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Stolen Property

Does it sound to you like we are owning stuff that no longer belongs to us? Listen to our words: My sorrow My pain My loneliness My lust My addiction My anger My fear My fatigue My confusion My lack My depression My anxiety... We forfeit our peace when we fail to recognize the victory Jesus has won for us on the cross. Once, for all!Romans 6:6 (Message) "Coul...

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Trust In The Firm Foundation

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and he will direct your paths." -Proverbs 3:5-6 This scripture became real for me when I was in college several years ago. My first year in college was extremely challenging for me. In addition to all the normal "identity crisis" challenges that people face when...

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Meditating on Our Own Mortality

"You are dust, and to dust you shall return." Genesis 3:19b These words were spoken by God to Adam when he fell into sin in the Garden of Eden. They remind us of the fragile and fleeting nature of life. The phrase is often read at the graveside during the funeral of a Christian or repeated in Ash Wednesday services in . many different branches of the church. They serve as...

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