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Tag: lent

Fun Lent Trivia

February 27, 2023 MatthewRuttan

What’s the deal with Lent? Here’s a fun trivia session I had with the congregation about the name, 40 days, ashes, and our focus.

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Betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane (Growing Deeper with John 18:1-18)

February 26, 2023 MatthewRuttan

The time has come. Soldiers arrive (with Judas). Where is Jesus? Tempers flare. Peter grabs his sword. This episode is a Bible study on John 18:1-18 and takes us through the first part of the passion story.

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Giving up The Frenemy for Lent

February 17, 2021 MatthewRuttan

A lot of people “give something up” for Lent? What about the Frenemy, whose grip around your heart is probably tighter than you know.

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Discipleship Manual – a resource for Lent

March 11, 2020 MatthewRuttan

The 5 major discourses in Matthew’s Gospel are sometimes called a “discipleship manual.” This post explains what Lent is about and how these texts can be used for spiritual renewal and training in Lent.

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From a Magical Bunny to a Bloody Cross — 6 Common Q & A’s about Easter

March 30, 2018 MatthewRuttan

What do a magical bunny, chocolate, a bloody cross, and an empty tomb all have in common? They all make an appearance on Easter weekend.

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your Questions about Easter (and the answers)

March 22, 2016 MatthewRuttan

What’s the deal with a bunny, Good Friday, eggs, a resurrection and the date always changing? This post offers some explanation.

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Something Better Than “Giving Something Up” For Lent?

February 9, 2016 MatthewRuttan

Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent — the 40-day period leading up to Easter (excluding Sundays). During that time, a lot of people “give something up.”

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Three Of The Biggest Misunderstandings About Jesus

February 23, 2015 MatthewRuttan

Albert Schweitzer famously said that when looking for the “real” Jesus, it can be like looking down a well: Our search can be so polluted with personal

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Be Our Primary Disease (A Prayer For Us—with apologies to Walter Brueggemann)

March 26, 2014 MatthewRuttan

Stuff gets into us. A germ here, a seed of spiritual sickness there. You think you’re opening the door for a special gift delivery and

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The Opposite of Love Isn’t Hate—It’s Indifference (Lent Begins)

March 5, 2014 MatthewRuttan

You’re still here. On earth. What difference will your life make? Elie Wiesel wrote something that changed me. He is a Holocaust survivor who saw

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Huh? Pancakes, Ashes, 40 Days, Rebirth

February 12, 2013 MatthewRuttan

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

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