by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Apr 12, 2022 | Lent, The Founder's Desk
In the past week, I (Stu) have experienced some rather wild circumstances. The most significant was waking up last Thursday with incredible stomach pain in the middle of the night. After trying to “gut it out” (pun intended), I eventually relented, woke my...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Mar 29, 2022 | Lent, The Founder's Desk
I think it was about a year ago I was talking with a close friend from seminary and he said something that has stuck with me ever since. What he said was something to the effect of, “I really look forward to Lent these days because it’s a chance to...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Mar 29, 2022 | Lent
As someone who grew up Catholic but who “crossed the Tiber north” in middle school (to Presbyterian land), I’ve experienced at least a few different perspectives on whether or not Christians should participate in the season of Lent. The argument I...
by Lisa Degrenia | Feb 7, 2022 | Lent
A few years ago, some friends suggested creating a wilderness rock garden as a visual reminder of the Lenten season. I loved the idea and continue to use it year after year. WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Sand A tray At least 40 rocks, shells, etc. in a container Tealight and...
