Tag: sin
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Lent Week Four: “We have not loved…”
At this point in our Lenten journey, I think it is time we stop, take a breath, and remember where we have been. We started with Ash Wednesday, remembering that we are physical human beings made of dust, and that this is a good thing. Yet we were also reminded that we are dust in…
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Lent Week Three: “By What We Have Done and Left Undone…”
As we continue our Lenten journey through this prayer of confession, we are confronted again with sin. This confrontation takes us deeper into what sin looks like, and it is even more uncomfortable than we might expect. If last week taught us anything, it is that we tend to think of sin as a verb,…
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Lent Week Two: “We confess…”
After beginning with God, we turn to much more familiar Lenten language: confession and sin. Yet we should not move too quickly into confession and sin. Before we tackle these serious topics, we need to stop and consider once again the God to whom we confess. As we noted last week, we approach a merciful…
Joshua Strickler 