Walk to Bethlehem During Advent

Advent is still a couple of months away but here is a really cool idea I heard about this last weekend that would not only prepare us spiritually for the birth of Christ but also physically and emotionally.
A Walk to Bethlehem is an Advent resource developed by St John’s Health Parish Nursing.  The initial concept [...]

Fans Watch Followers Walk

Today we have walked with Jesus one step closer to the Cross – not an easy place to be in but one that is necessary if we are truly to become the people that God wants us to be.  My reflections this morning were very much shaped by Kathy Escobar’s new post Fans or Followers  partly [...]

Walking Toward the Cross

Next week is holy week and many of us are already getting ready to commemorate this extremely important part of the celebration of our faith as we walk with Jesus toward his betrayal and death.  There are so many resources out there to help us walk through this season that I feel there is little [...]

More Reflections for Lent

Here are a few more reflections on week 3 of Lent
From Kathy Escobar on homelessness – not just physical but spiritual and emotional. Read here
Ryan decided to go in a different direction than this Lenten guide but I still thought that you would enjoy his reflections in this post Too Entertained
As we draw towards Easter [...]

Synchroblog Posts – What we have so far

Yesterday Jeff Greer wrote this very moving and thought provoking post on homelessness: Homelessness Has Changed My Life
I also thought that since we are now more than halfway through the Lenten Challenge that I would list all the posts so far in the Lenten synchroblog.
You can read the list of all those who are participating [...]

Lent – Finding Freedom in the Desert

Over the weekend I read through Thomas Merton’s book Seasons of Celebration an interesting little book that looks at the meaning of the liturgy and the liturgical seasons.  One line in particular stood out for me
…the People (of God) first came into existence when the children of Israel were delivered from slavery in Egypt and called [...]

Bad Vicar – That Mitchell and Webb Look

This is hilariously funny but unfortunately I think that it is the way that many outside the church view Christians.  A sobering thought for us to ponder as we continue our journey through Lent.  

Eating on $2 a day

Yesterday I mentioned that a number of people have commented that they cannot eat nutritious food on $2/person/day especially with kids.  Most of them I suspect have never even tried, some I know have never cooked from scratch before and don’t know what to do.  If you are still struggling with whether or how to [...]

Mark Pierson’s Lenten Guide

Each year our good friend and alternative worship innovator Mark Pierson from New Zealand sends us a wonderful series of reflections for Lent.  You can download the entire guide here
As well as that we have another new post for the Lenten synchroblog
Steven Fouch:  One Week Into Lent
Also there are some excellent new reflections on the [...]

A Lenten Message From the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

With many of us either in the midst of or starting to think about the $2 challenge, I thought that this Lenten message written by the Cardinal Roger M. Mahony seemed an appropriate reflection for today.
According to the calendar, Ash Wednesday occurs this week and we begin another Lent.
Except for this year.
Lent actually began in [...]