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Let It Be Done
BY FRANCES BOGGS Fiat mihi—such a small phrase, and yet it changed the course of the world. [1] Mary’s two words allowed for Christ to enter into our lives in a very real way. Through this small phrase, Mary opened the door for salvation to enter into the world. With her humble obedience, she became […]
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Your Will Be Done
BY KATHERINE MATSUKAWA This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/your-will-be-done. I pray that I will decrease and that you will increase. Use me, Lord. Your will be done. Growing up, whenever I heard someone pray these words, I’d typically […]
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A Contra Dance Parable
BY JOE BROWNSBERGER This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/a-contra-dance-parable. Jesus said to the crowds: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a great contra dance in an enormous hall. As the guests filed into the hall, the musicians struck […]
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Jesus Wept: In Defense of Sorrow
BY BELLA GAMBOA This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/jesus-wept-in-defense-of-sorrow. Sorrow is a particularly relevant emotion during Lent, all the more so in a Lenten season that marks a year of profound hardship. In my own life, I find […]
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Howl
BY JASON LEE This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/howl. Sometimes the good news does not feel like good news. My confession is that, sometimes, my faith redirects my daily resentments from an implacable universe to an impassive God. […]
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What We Need
BY HANNAH TURNER This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/what-we-need. This past year was not just different because I unexpectedly lived in my childhood home for 10 months. This past year was different because I was living at home […]
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Worship As Broken Flask People
This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/worship-as-broken-flask-people. BY DANIEL CHABEDA All four biblical accounts of Jesus Christ’s life on earth contain the story of a woman who anointed Jesus with ointment. The narrative starts at a dinner party in […]
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The Gardener and the Grower
BY GABBI ZEGGERS “What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth… For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:5-6,11 “You show that you are […]
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Prone to Wander
BY ASHLEY TALTON This piece is part of syndicated series in collaboration with Yale Logos for Lent 2021. You can read the original piece at https://www.yalelogos.com/home/prone-to-wander. Growing up in a traditional Southern Baptist church, I heard hymns played on the piano every Sunday. Although I tend to prefer modern Christian music, lately I’ve been remembering […]