This eductional piece on the meaning of Lent that may be reprinted in your church bulletin. Fee free to adapt it to meet the needs of your congregation....

A concise, informative, and entertaining explanation of Lent and why it's a vital part of the Easter season....

Ash Wednesday (with or without receiving ashes) and the season of Lent remind us that the biblical narrative has some darker themes and threads as well, and we are not doing the Scriptures justice if we totally neglect them. We want to be well-rounded Christians, shaped by the whole counsel of God, not just a few favorite "happy" texts. The church calendar imposes a discipline upon us, bringing us into contact with the more unsettling, uncomfortable teachings of the Word. But it does so in order that we may have a fuller and deeper joy when the celebrative seasons of......