Without denigrating fasting and giving things up for Lent, I personally tend more to positive actions: being more intentional about my prayer, scripture study, and lectio… Giving things up can mean more money to give away, or more time to devote to… 40acts – do Lent generously – provides 40 challenges that can be done
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Habit 4 – Quality Music The importance of music and singing cannot be underestimated. Taizé and Hillsong are just two well-known examples that illustrate the potency of music. Singing cultures know how unifying and invigorating group singing is. If you’ve been to a sports game where supporters sing – you will know exactly what I
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I have been asked more than once about a simple introduction to Lent, so I have expanded my reflection about adapting Lent to the Southern Hemisphere and preceded it with an introduction What is Lent? Here is a reflection on Shrove Tuesday. Here is a Shrove Tuesday Hymn. Here is a worship outline for Ash
her (2013) movie: Spike Jonze Running time: 2 hours 6 min. Rated R for language, sex, nudity. I just saw Her, a science fiction romantic drama/comedy film written, directed, and produced by Spike Jonze. It is the story of Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) who develops a relationship with an intelligent computer operating system (OS) with
