Category Archives: Lent

Reverent Revival

May this Lenten season be a season of revival. Let’s make it a season of Bible study.  

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Mini Revival

  It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the 40-day (+ Sundays) season of repentance and preparation. Think of it as your personal mini-revival.   Psalm 23:3 (AMP) He refreshes and restores my soul (life). (VOICE)) He makes me whole … Continue reading

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The Freedom of Easter

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The Glory of Easter

Don’t let current events dull your heart. Embrace the glory of Easter.

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The Friendship of Easter

Hippolytus of Rome was one of the most prolific writers of the early Church.  His legacy of words reaches to our own time.   Because of Christ’s death and resurrection (as Hippolytus points out), we are friends with God. 

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The Life and Love of Easter

Bernard of Clairvaux was part hermit, part zealous reformer. But he’s most remembered for his eloquent writing.  This prayer puts deep truth into simple words.

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The Timeless Wisdom of Easter

This is the beginning of Holy Week. Each day, I’ll share an Easter prayer written by a wiser (and much older!) mind than mine. We’ll start with Edward Bouverie Pusey, an Anglican clergyman and professor of Hebrew.

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Seasons of Prayer

  The weather comes in seasons — and so does prayer. There are seasons of life:   Childhood – God bless Mommy and Daddy. Teens/Young Adults – What should I be when I grow up? Adulthood – Get me through … Continue reading

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Fasting Wrong

  This headline in my newsfeed caught my eye: “Fasting from meat for Lent? Check out these seafood restaurants.”   Jesus said, Matthew 6:17-18 (ESV)  But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not … Continue reading

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Fasting Right

Prayer reaches out. Fasting lets go. Prayer and fasting — together, just right.

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