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I recently wrote an article for Preaching Today on approaches to preaching during Lent. I explore the following ways to preach Lent: A Call to RepentanceFacing into the Darkness of Human ExperienceJourney through the Longings of the Human HeartFollow the Journey of Jesus This is a parallel article to my "Recovering the Wonder of Christmas: …
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Here St. Augustine of Hippo comments on Psalm 61:1-2, reflecting on the reality that Christ was tempted in the wilderness to show us how to overcome temptation and trials. 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; …
Every Thursday during Lent, I have posted a poem that I find helpful for deeper engagement with Jesus' journey to the Cross and the significance of Lent. Because I will post something different for Maundy Thursday tomorrow, I'm posting this week's poem one day early. Here is Geoffery Hill's poem "Lachrimae Amantis" from Tenebrae. Geoffrey …
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Every Thursday during Lent, I post a poem that I find helpful for deeper engagement with Jesus' journey to the Cross and the significance of Lent. Here is Emily Pauline Johnson's poem "Brier (Good Friday)" from Flint and Feather: The Collected Poems of E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake). Johnson, known also by her adopted name "Tekahionwake," …
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Every Thursday during Lent, I post a poem that I find helpful for deeper engagement with Jesus' journey to the Cross and the significance of Lent. Here is Li-Young Lee's poem "Nativity" from Book of My Nights. Born to Chinese political exiles in Indonesia, Li-Young Lee was later educated in the United States and has …
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Matthew Erickson 