Archive for February, 2007
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
A way to fast for Lent
If “giving something up” for Lent seems excessive or hard, try to moderate something. For example, if you don’t want to give up a food item, cut in half your intake of it. Or if you don’t want to give up movies or TV, cut in half the amount of time you spend watching them.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
A good goal for Lent
I subscribe to HarperSanFrancisco’s “Daily Insight” e-newsletter. Today’s quote was from Scott Cairns’ book Short Trip to the Edge: Where Earth Meets Heaven–A Pilgrimage. Mr. Cairns writes, “As most of us one day discover, the greatest hindrances to spiritual maturity, spiritual equilibrium, and wholeness are the countless distractions that keep the head turning to and […]
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Lent with children
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent for Western Christians. Lent is traditionally a time when fasting, prayer, and charitable giving are emphasized. With children, find a special Bible story book or a book like the C. S. Lewis “Narnia” series and read a bit from it every night. The forty days of […]
