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Stranger Things have happened on Ash Wednesday

Yesterday wasn't the strangest Ash Wednesday, but it was certainly up there. Twenty-five years ago—Ash Wednesday 1996—Eric got down on...

We Have It Backwards

Lent is a time to subdue our physical nature in the hope that our oft forgotten spiritual nature will be brought to the surface, refined,...

All About Advent

Everyone loves a new beginning. We don't have to wait until the new year to start over; the first Sunday of Advent signals the beginning...

Homesick.

All eight of us are coming and going a lot more than usual this summer. Trips with friends, camps, vacations, competitions, a funeral,...

Fasting: When?

1. When you need refreshing in your spiritual life. There are times when we don't feel that "first love" closeness with our Lord...

Fasting: How?

1. Decide what you'll fast from. The most obvious is food. But there are plenty of other things you can intentionally abstain from with...

Fasting: Why?

1. Jesus never doubted those who followed him would fast. He didn't say if you fast, he said when you fast (Matthew 6:16). Jesus also...

Murray on Fasting

"Faith needs prayer for its full growth. And prayer needs fasting for its full growth. Prayer is the one hand with which we grasp the...