“What are you doing for Lent?”, someone asked me the other day. I replied, “Nothing”. I tried for several years to “do” something for Lent. Some years I tried giving something up. We give up something as an act of solidarity, as an act that remembers Jesus’s suffering. But, honestly, giving up chocolate or candy […]
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Thoughts on the Wilderness
It is common in Lent for Christians think about this season as a wilderness journey or to reflect on our experiences in the wilderness. When Christians talk about the wilderness, we’re not talking about a backcountry hiking trip. We’re talking about an experience of trial and stress- life challenging and life changing. In the Bible, […]
