It was Transfiguration Sunday, the last Sunday after Epiphany and before the beginning of Lent. I had just been ordained as a deacon, and we were planning to have a burning of palms on Shrove Tuesday (just two days away) but I didn’t have any palms yet. There is no shortage of palm trees in … Continue reading The Palm Tree
If you’re reading this, you are probably thinking about fasting during Lent, so here is everything you really need to know. What It Means to Fast Fasting is not just starving yourself. Fasting is an intentional act of giving up something to increase your awareness of your reliance on God. How you characterize God will … Continue reading Thoughts on Fasting in Lent
