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Reflections Created on Friday, 20 February 2026Read more...
Isaiah 58:1–9a; Matthew 9:14–15 Today, we transition from Ash Wednesday to truly living out the season of Lent each day. What does it look like to live out Lent and the practice of fasting? Is it enough to just meet the mandatory fasting twice during Lent? Do we serve ...
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Reflections Created on Friday, 20 February 2026Read more...
Deuteronomy 30:15–20; Luke 9:22–25 Jesus tells His disciples that He must suffer, be rejected, be killed, and be raised. Then He says, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” At first, those words can sound h...
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Reflections Created on Friday, 20 February 2026Read more...
Joel 2:12–18; 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2; Matthew 6:1–6, 16–18 As you walk about town on Ash Wednesday, you will no doubt see foreheads bearing the cross of ashes, people having participated in the solemn services that begin the Lenten season. One meddling woman used to ad...
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