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Lenten Devotions Online

Looking for an online devotional series for Lent? Check these options from David Lose and the folks at d365.org. (Image by JezobelJones used under Creative Commons License. Thanks.)

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Signs of the Time

Lectionary Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent, Year B
Time is in short supply in our age, yet the call to the spiritual disciplines of Lent asks us to reconsider time. The time is fulfilled, and we are living into that fulfillment. (Photo by opendemocracy used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!0

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Ash Wednesday: When stewards take stock

‘It’s Personal’ Blog
Meditate on the sobering words of Ash Wednesday: “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” You’ll find the source of good stewardship of life — our mortality. (Photo by On the White Line, used by Creative Commons license.)

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Practicing “Thanks-Living”

Looking for a way to increase your awareness of life’s blessings and God’s many gifts? Want to be a better steward of gratitude? Click here to visit an interactive blog that promises a year’s adventure in the art of “thanks-living.” (Photo by Alice Popkorn used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Holy Collision!

Lectionary Reflection for the Baptism of our Lord
January 8, 2012
Mark’s gospel propels us like carnival bumper cars into a holy collision of water, Word, and Spirit. Are you ready? This is no Sunday for “nicey-nice” tame imagery in the presence of the Creator who brought life from chaos and salvation from sin. (Photo by Paul Holloway used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Spiritual Practices for the 12 Days of Christmas

“What if we allowed the space from Christmas to Epiphany to be a time of sacred pause, a time to reflect on the year past, the present moment, and the possibilities held in the year to come,” asks Christine Valters Paintner in an essay posted on the Patheos website. Click here to join her in… Read more»

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Life beyond the Usual

Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2011

If anything is possible with God, why do we have such a hard time believing it and embodying God to our world? (Photo by NASA used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Advent: Making Time for God

The season of Advent is meant for preparation and contemplation, but the world often sucks us into a mad rush of consumption and entertainment leaving God the most meager of our leftovers. Click here to read Kari Wyatt Kent’s thoughts on saying “yes” to God and “no” to all that would distract us from the… Read more»

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Advent Devotions for Youth and Young Adults

It’s not too late to participate in Advent daily devotions. Click here to access an online version designed for youth and young adults (and the young at heart!) called “Following the Star.” This fine resource is produced by d365.org and is part of Passport, Inc., an ecumenical cooperative ministry. (Photo by paral_lax used under Creative… Read more»

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Time for a Clean Sweep

Lectionary Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent December 4, 2011 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  Mark 1:1 Advent is the beginning of the end of all in us that is not yet Christ.   — Thomas Merton My theory about major house cleaning works like this: if… Read more»