Lent

Prayers for Lent

Lent is a season that brings us before our humanity. The Lenten prayers and liturgies with which Christians may be most familiar …

Sometimes in our work with children, we rub up against the edges of what Jerome Berryman called “existential limits." He named …

As the morning sun crested the Seven Sisters east of Asheville, North Carolina, I stood in its pale light near a sparsely …

Christian formation does not have to be costly. Yet finding formation resources that are substantive, useful, and affordable can …

Two common liturgical traditions that churches of various denominations practice in Lent and Holy Week are "Stations of the Cross" …

“You know, Father, a lot of people in this country are only one serious medical crisis away from homelessness.” Those words …

Looking for devotionals to recommend or use in your community? The options can seem endless. To help you discern which resources …

In a 2016 article called “On Ash Wednesday, The Power of Scripture,” one of my editor predecessors, Charlotte Hand Greeson, lifts …

Are you someone who "doesn't really get" poetry? Do you love poems? I'm hoping to bring together people in both categories in my …

One year, when I started attending a church that held an Ash Wednesday service, I decided to keep a Christian tradition of fasting …