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Today’s readings This may shock you, but I don’t think the great sin of the rich man was the sin of neglecting poor Lazarus. Sure, that was certainly bad, but his greatest sin, I think, was that he trusted in … Continued
Today’s readings Sometimes people say they aren’t giving up something for Lent, they’re just going to try to do something positive. I think that can be a little permissively vague, to be honest. I usually tell people it doesn’t just … Continued
Today’s readings Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. Today we begin something really important. And I don’t mean just the smudging of our foreheads with the ashes of burnt palms. That’s just an … Continued
Today’s readings I’m going to say something that is probably going to make you think I’ve lost my mind. And that is that the great sin of the rich man was not the sin of neglecting poor Lazarus. Sure, that … Continued
Today’s readings Someone reminded me that last year, I proclaimed that Lent to be the “Lentiest Lent that ever Lented!” Certainly we have just been through a very Lenty year, with the specter of a pandemic, the sadness of racial injustice … Continued
Today’s readings The devil wants more than anything for us to forget who we are. He really didn’t care if Jesus ruined his fast by turning some stones into bread, or if he killed himself trying to test God, and he … Continued
Today’s readings Today we begin something really important. And I don’t mean just the smudging of our foreheads with the ashes of burnt palms. That’s just an outward sign. What I mean is the inward activity those ashes represent, what our collect prayer … Continued
Today’s readings A lot of people say they aren’t giving up something for Lent, they’re just going to try to do something positive. I think that can be a little vague, to be honest. I usually tell people it doesn’t … Continued
Today’s readings The prophets of the Old Testament were always pretty clear about the fact that God was sick and tired of people trying to claim righteousness but not really being righteous. The idea of keeping the letter but not … Continued
Today’s readings Behold: now is the acceptable time! Behold: now is the day of salvation! This is the way the prophet Joel calls the Israelites, and all of us, to repentance. Repentance is an important spiritual theme for Lent: in … Continued
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