Here’s another picture from the Kentucky hills for our Lenten contemplation. Click on it for a larger image. This shot was captured by our friend Alan Creech. Alan took this in Lee County, KY, just barely on the other side of the Red River Gorge. I sometimes imagine our forbears here in North America, forContinue reading “There is a way through…”
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Lent III: Richard Rohr on Merton and a Life of Contradictions
Lent III Richard Rohr on Merton and a Life of Contradictions On Sundays in Lent this year I’m sharing some things I’ve been learning from Richard Rohr. Lent (Spring) is such a time of contradictions! Yesterday we were in northern Indiana, where a foot of snow had fallen a few days before. Large piles of plowedContinue reading “Lent III: Richard Rohr on Merton and a Life of Contradictions”
Charles H. Featherstone: Lent – By Grace Alone
Note from CM: I preached on Abraham from Genesis 15 last Sunday. I love what Charles says about the patriarch here, and wish I had said it half as well as he does. • • • What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has somethingContinue reading “Charles H. Featherstone: Lent – By Grace Alone”
Another Look: Lent – Praying with the Exiles
O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad. • Psalm 53:6 When we read and pray the Psalms, we enter into the prayers of David and the other psalmists, we enter into the prayers of the exiles who composed, edited,Continue reading “Another Look: Lent – Praying with the Exiles”
Lent II: Richard Rohr on the Dance of Breath and Soil
Lent II Richard Rohr on the Dance of Breath and Soil During Lent, on Sundays I’m sharing some things I’ve been learning from Richard Rohr. Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard’s teaching is grounded in “Franciscan alternative orthodoxy,” which emphasizes bothContinue reading “Lent II: Richard Rohr on the Dance of Breath and Soil”
Every morning is a little Lent
Every morning is a little Lent Lent I The picture above is the second in a series of photos that I am using to focus my Lenten meditations this year. Click on it to see the full size image. I took this picture last spring in Oneida, Kentucky, Michael Spencer’s home, early on a Sunday morning asContinue reading “Every morning is a little Lent”
Lent I: Richard Rohr on Learning How to Love
Lent I Richard Rohr on Learning How to Love During Lent, on Sundays I’d like to share some things I’ve been learning from Richard Rohr. Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard’s teaching is grounded in “Franciscan alternative orthodoxy,” whichContinue reading “Lent I: Richard Rohr on Learning How to Love”
Another Look: All Fall Down – The Wilderness Within
Broken lines, broken strings Broken threads, broken springs Broken idols, broken heads People sleepin’ in broken beds Ain’t no use jivin’, ain’t no use jokin’ Everything is broken… • Bob Dylan • • • We must first learn that the wilderness is within us. Though we dwell in dry and discouraging places, the barren landContinue reading “Another Look: All Fall Down – The Wilderness Within”
Beginning our walk across Lenten fields
Beginning our walk across Lenten fields For Ash Wednesday The picture above is the first in a series of photos that I will use to focus my Lenten meditations this year. Click on it to see the full size image. I took this in the early morning at Gethsemani Abbey, Bardstown, KY, in March of 2014. IContinue reading “Beginning our walk across Lenten fields”
Epiphany V: An Introduction to Lent by Mark D. Roberts
A reader wrote this week and asked for basic information about Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season. I couldn’t think of a better introduction than this piece by Mark D. Roberts, who blogs at Patheos. • • • How Lent Can Make a Difference in Your Relationship with God by Rev. Dr. Mark D. RobertsContinue reading “Epiphany V: An Introduction to Lent by Mark D. Roberts”
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