Category: Spirituality
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Ash Wednesday Reflection: Lent and Dying to Yourself (Diana Butler Bass)
Today’s Ash Wednesday. It is the beginning of Lent. Here are some thoughts from Diana Butler Bass as she reflects on Lent and denial. Lent & Dying To Self from The Work Of The People on Vimeo
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N. T. Wright Lenten Bible Reading Plan
For those of you using the YouVersion bible app (or website), there is a Lenten reading plan from N. T. Wright! This is simply awesome. I highly recommend YouVersion both for their breadth of bible versions and especially for the reading plans. If you have a smartphone (Android or IPhone based) this is a great way to…
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A Lenten Sacrifice
Over the past month or so I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to deny myself during Lent. In the past, I’ve given up chocolate, pizza, pop (soda), or other things I’ve enjoyed. This year it has been a difficult decision. I haven’t been eating that much chocolate. I stopped drinking soda (pop) over the…
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Practice Makes Perfect
Andres Segovia was one of the best classical guitarists of all times. One of his students wrote an interesting article about how Segovia practiced: This is what he taught me and told me was his method. Practice in setsof fifteen minutes, divided into two sets of seven to eight minutes with ashort break between. At…
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A Prayer of St. Francis
Here’s a prayer from St. Francis of Assisi. I hope one day to truly pray this from my heart: Almighty, eternal, just, and merciful God, grant us in our misery [the grace] to do for You alone what we know You want us to do, and always to desire what pleases You.