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40 days, 40 ways to observe Lent
Diana Butler Bass: Giving Up Lent for Lent
In seminary, one of my friends eagerly awaited his yearly celebration of Lent, calling it his “favorite church season.” Since Lent starts with a morbid reminder of human mortality – “remember you are dust and to dust you shall return” – I always wondered if he needed therapy more than ashes on his forehead. As Christmas faded into fond memory, I dreaded Lent’s approach. Only it stood between Easter and me. Forty days of guilt whenever I ate chocolate. …
Cell Groups and Multiplication
Our church has long been structured on cell church lines. That is, we believe in large group meetings focussing on Worship and Instruction and small cell groups focussing on Fellowship, Encouragement and Evangelism. …
Sunday School Toxic to Children
From John Alley:
We were not smart enough to close down our Sunday School on purpose. It closed down when we were not noticing, and not really thinking about it at all.We had given up our church property because, at the time, we had left the denomination to reach out for a new future to which the Lord was directing us. …
Christian Unity
Thoughts About Church
Changing Your Operating System
Osama and My Youth Group
Will the world change if we all read the Bible or the Koran?
Brant Hansen in "Letters From Kamp Krusty" thinks not. …
New Life Narrabri 