Matthew Ruttan

Tag: change

  • Converting Again for the First Time

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    The word “conversion” means change, transformation, crossing over from point A to point B.  Each conversion means something new.  Point A to B.  Then B to C.  Then C to D.   When you hear the word “conversion” it’s often about someone changing faiths.  Or at least from nothing to something. But I imagine conversion…

  • Huh? Pancakes, Ashes, 40 Days, Rebirth

    Huh? Pancakes, Ashes, 40 Days, Rebirth

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    Why do people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Why do people put ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday? What is Lent and why do people “give something up” for it? Every year these things starting happening and I often get a bunch of questions about their meaning and history.  So I thought I’d blog…