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Join us this Wednesday, March 2, at 7 PM, in-person or via live stream for the beginning of our Lenten journey at Eastbrook Church with our annual Journey to the Cross service. Each year, we invite everyone to fast during the day and break the fast by participating in the Lord's Supper together at this …
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Join us this Wednesday, February 17, at 7 PM, in-person or via live stream for the beginning of our Lenten journey at Eastbrook Church with our annual Journey to the Cross service. Each year, we invite everyone to fast during the day and break the fast by participating in the Lord's Supper together at this …
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Every Thursday during Lent, I am posting a poem I have found meaningful for entering into Jesus' journey to the Cross.This week, as we begin the Lenten journey, here is T. S. Eliot's poem "Ash Wednesday." T. S. Eliot was one of the most influential poets and literary critics of the 20th-century. Born in St. …
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Every Thursday during Lent, I am posting a poem I have found meaningful for entering into Jesus' journey to the Cross.This week, as we begin the Lenten journey, here is George Herbert's poem "Ash Wednesday." George Herbert was a poet and priest in 17th-century England. Welcome dear feast of Lent: who loves not thee, He …
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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the traditional season of Lent, a 40-day journey (minus Sundays) toward Easter. Here are some common questions about Lent. "What is Lent all about?" Lent is more than a worn-out tradition marked by self-absorbed sorrow and meal-skipping. Instead, Lent is a journey into greater depths of life with Jesus …
Matthew Erickson 