From Maggi Dawn _____________________________ LENT, SHROVE TUESDAY, ASH WEDNESDAY I’m interested to notice that a lot of people in this blogvillage don’t know what the significance of Shrove tuesday and Ash Wednesday is. When I was a child (several hundred years ago now) this stuff was taught at Sunday School (but nobody goes there any…
Day: February 25, 2004
LENT
I was asked about Lent tonight … I don’t think my answer was very comprehensive. This one is better, click here. Thanks to Steve Gee. ______________________ So we also retain Lent to this day, because we see it as a salutary outward discipline that gives Christians a wonderful opportunity for spiritual renewal, It’s a time…
Mainstream no longer?
I just thought about a fun conversation I had with a former pastor and now turned writer (plus “other stuff” I think). It was strange because we haven’t really seriously sat down and talked before. all our personal conversations have been on the phone and here and there through email and SMS. I’m really looking…
Mother and Child
This is a beautiful picture (or icon?) from Spencer Burke, I’m going to carry it in my head and heart as I begin my Lenten journey. After reading his post, I thought why don’t I carry one picture (or icon?) with me each day.
Clean …
Delightful entry from James Tan (our very own Rock Intellectual Mystic) …. (here’s the whole post) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Eyes that are wide open can find beauty in anything, anywhere. Behold the traditional hand wash of the Chinese restaurants. Made of Chinese tea and a slice of lime. You simply…