Tag: Romans
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Lent Week Five: “We are truly sorry…”
As we continue on our Lenten journey, we reach a turning point in the prayer. No longer are we simply confessing that we have sinned or detailing the ways in which we have sinned. Though, if we are honest, there is nothing simple about confessing. It is hard, uncomfortable work. In confession we admit that…
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Ash Wednesday: Living Dust
Every year Christians from around the world and throughout Church history have gathered on Ash Wednesday to commemorate the beginning of Lent and to have ash smeared on their foreheads. An odd ritual, to be sure, but a profound one. Ash Wednesday, after Christmas, is probably the most serious reflection on the goodness of creation.…
Joshua Strickler 