Years ago, in the now sadly defunct Re:generation Quarterly, the ever delightful L. Penseur had a Christmas article wherein he had something rather compelling to say about that OTHER great feast, namely Easter. Well, it’s the season to be jolly, of Bing Crosby crooning, “Chestnuts roasting o’er an open fire,” neighborhood competitions to develop the [...]
Archive for the ‘Lent’ Category
Bunkered in Fort Easter
Posted in Easter, Lent, tagged culture wars, Easter, popular culture, resurrection on April 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Lent: It means though you’re broken, you don’t have to buy.
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
TO KEEP A TRUE LENT IS this a fast, to keep The larder lean ? And clean From fat of veals and sheep ? Is it to quit the dish Of flesh, yet still To fill The platter high with fish ? Is it to fast an hour, Or ragg�d to go, Or show A [...]
The Great Dust Up
Posted in Lent, tagged Ash Wednesday, Lent on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Today millions of Christians will hear those words said to them as priest, minister, or pastor imposes ashes upon their foreheads to symbolize their repentance for their sins. For that is the discipline of Lent (from the German Lenz meaning “Spring”), repentance, as well as prayer, [...]
