Tag Archives: Lent

In Defense of Ritual (Not Ritualism)

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Sharon Autenrieth

A couple of weeks ago, just after Ash Wednesday, I got a post idea from a friend of mine.  I really like this young woman.  She is warm and charming and loves a good debate.  Her husband is smart, funny … Continue reading →

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First Sunday of Lent: Repentance

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Sharon Autenrieth

From Bread and Wine, part of a reading from Barbara Cawthorne Crafton: We didn’t even know what moderation was.  What it felt like.  We didn’t just work:  we inhaled our jobs, sucked them in, became them.  Stayed late, brought work … Continue reading →

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Keeping Lent Without Losing the Plot

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Sharon Autenrieth

I did not grow up observing Lent.  As with many other liturgical traditions, I came to an appreciation of it as an adult.  The Church of the Nazarene has been, historically, a nonliturgical denomination.  It seemed very innovative a decade … Continue reading →

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