My background led me to hold liturgy with a little disdain, and I regret that posture. That day, sitting in a small room not far from the well-known Hollywood sign, I saw something new and fresh.
Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)
Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections
The inciting event presents the hero with a decision: Shall I continue in the relative comfort of my business-as-usual life, or risk pursuing a new and more dangerous goal? A lot like Lent is designed to do…
Give it a Rest! by Keith Kettenring, PhD
It is in the place of relational intimacy with the Father (like Jesus has) that true rest is experienced and lived.
Third post in a series of Lenten Reflections by Two Handed Warrior writers
Millennials and Lent: An Unlikely Pairing, by David Kinnaman
Millennials are by far the least likely age group to be aware of Lent—but, interestingly, they are more likely than average to say they are planning to fast.
Why Beauty Matters in a Broken World, by Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.
We can’t escape the pain, darkness, and brokenness of a fallen world, neither can we escape the beauty of Christ’s transforming life. Through the 40 days of lent we acknowledge this, in us, and around us.
Why I am Giving Up Prayer for Lent, by Margaret Feinberg
I’ve been thinking a lot about Lent this year and wondering how best to walk through the next seven weeks. I know people who are giving up Twitter, chocolate, and a long list of self-indulgent or addictive activities and foods. As I’ve reflected, I’ve decided to give up prayer for Lent.
What is Spiritual Formation? by Dallas Willard, PhD
We have multitudes of professing Christians who well may be ready to die, but obviously are not ready to live, and can hardly get along with themselves, much less with others.
You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent
At first glance, the concept of Embodied Cognition looks more like some new whackadoodle academic program than serious research. But could it be scientific evidence for an ancient Christian practice?
A Divine Masquerade: The Beauty Behind the Mask, by Margaret Feinberg
If we were to take off our masks and give ourselves wholly revealing the beautiful work of God in our lives, then what might God do? by Margaret Feinberg Confession: Masks sometimes scare me. Though the artistic flair of a masquerade…