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2024-03-28T03:57:44-08:00

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Why is Easter Important?

Last updated on: March 28, 2024 at 3:57 am By Greg Richardson

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What Makes Easter Important? When I hear people talk about Easter it sounds like the most important thing is the candy. Some of us talk about eggs and bunnies, bonnets and big family meals. It sounds like, though, the most important thing is candy. In fact, Easter does not seem to be dramatically different from Halloween or Valentine’s Day. It feels like our holidays have all been blended together and the most important part of all of them is deciding... Read more

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2024-03-26T21:43:31-08:00

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Is This a Particularly Holy Week?

Last updated on: March 26, 2024 at 9:43 pm By Greg Richardson

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What Makes This Week So Holy? It is not because these eight days are measurably more holy than the last few days. I am a member of a liturgical church. We divide each year into liturgical seasons like winter, spring, summer, and fall. The final week of the liturgical season of Lent, which some churches call Holy Week, is this week. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is not on the same day every year. It is a season of preparation... Read more

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2024-03-21T03:43:37-08:00

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Bathing in the Stillness of Lent

Last updated on: March 21, 2024 at 3:43 am By Greg Richardson

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Bathing in the Stillness of Lent Are we bathing in the stillness of Lent this year? Lent is not a season about giving things up. It is not a liturgical second chance when we have not followed through on our New Year’s resolutions. Lent is not primarily about chocolate or caffeine, alcohol or social media. We are finishing a season about being honest with ourselves, with other people, with spiritual life. During Lent, we take honest, insightful looks at who... Read more

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2024-03-19T03:42:03-08:00

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Completing a Contemplative Lent

Last updated on: March 19, 2024 at 3:42 am By Greg Richardson

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Completing a Contemplative Lent The liturgical season of Lent ends this weekend on Palm Sunday. We are less than a week away from completing a contemplative Lent. Those of us striving for a contemplative Lent are running out of time. We have questions to answer and intentions to decide, and are running out of shopping days before Lent ends. Lent is not about giving things up. It is not about chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, or social media. During Lent, we take... Read more

2024-03-15T18:42:59-08:00

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How Are We Practicing Ramadan?

Last updated on: March 15, 2024 at 6:42 pm By Greg Richardson

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How Are We Practicing Ramadan? Islam is not the religious background which has shaped me. I have not experienced practicing Ramadan in an intentional way. My interest in Ramadan is fueled more by my curiosity than by obligation. Ramadan is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which comes from Arabic for scorching heat or dryness. It is the month during which the Quran was revealed to Muhammad. The dates of Ramadan are based each year on... Read more

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2024-03-05T04:47:59-08:00

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Having a Good Lent

Last updated on: March 5, 2024 at 4:47 am By Greg Richardson

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Having a Good Lent We are almost three weeks into the liturgical season of Lent. How are we doing? Are we having a good Lent? Fortunately, if we are not, we still have plenty of time to make it a good one. What does having a good Lent mean for us? For some of us, it is a matter of feeling particularly sorry and penitent. Some of us prepare for Easter by stocking up on eggs and candy, making sure... Read more

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2024-02-29T04:45:50-08:00

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What Could We Do With One Extra Day?

Last updated on: February 29, 2024 at 4:45 am By Greg Richardson

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What Could We Do With One Extra Day? Many of us live our lives in a race against time. Our days are full of responsibilities and deadlines. We do what we can with the time we have. What could we do with just one extra day? Some of us simply react our way toward goals. We do not take time to look at the big picture or think things through, much less practice being mindful and aware. If only we... Read more

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2024-02-27T04:42:59-08:00

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Searching for Light in the Darkness

Last updated on: February 27, 2024 at 4:42 am By Greg Richardson

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Searching for Light in the Darkness We live in a world of deep darkness, searching for light in the darkness. Darkness surrounds us, seeping into how we live our lives and see ourselves. Some of us are afraid of the dark and refuse to acknowledge its presence. The darkness makes some of us feel tired or frustrated. We want to stay in bed wrapped in blankets with our eyes closed. Maybe the darkness will go away. Some of us struggle... Read more

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2024-02-15T04:54:02-08:00

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Listening to the Stillness of Lent

Last updated on: February 15, 2024 at 4:54 am By Greg Richardson

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Listening to the Stillness of Lent Are we listening to the stillness of Lent this year? Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the first day of the liturgical season my church calls Lent. Lent is not a season about giving things up. It is not a liturgical second chance when we have not followed through on our New Year’s resolutions. Lent is not primarily about chocolate or caffeine, alcohol or social media. We have begun a season about being honest with ourselves,... Read more

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2024-02-13T04:41:25-08:00

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Spiritual Spring Cleaning

Last updated on: February 13, 2024 at 4:41 am By Greg Richardson

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Spiritual Spring Cleaning A contemplative Lent is our opportunity to begin some serious spiritual spring cleaning and making space for God. The liturgical season of Lent is not about giving things up or giving them away. It is not about chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, or social media. During Lent, we take an honest, insightful look at who we really are. We reflect on what we hold onto and how it holds us back from becoming our truest selves. Looking ourselves in the... Read more

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