‘Possible Answers to Prayer’ by Scott Cairns

Posted on March 20, 2014
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by Jack King. Lent with the Poets Series #3.  Series Introduction is here.  In the first two posts of this series, I featured a few 19th-century poets whose verse addresses Lenten themes. For the third feature, I’ve chosen a current American poet, Scott Cairns, who continues to publish poetry. Cairns is an Orthodox Christian who incorporates the richness…

‘Up-hill’ by Christina Rossetti

Posted on March 13, 2014
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by Jack King. Lent with the Poets Series #2.  Series Introduction is here.  This weekโ€™s poet is Christina Rossetti, a 19th century Anglican poet who is often compared to Emily Dickinson. Christmas seems incomplete without Rosetti’s lyrical carols, such as In the Bleak Midwinter and Love Shown Down at Christmas. Yet the richness of Rossetti’s verse has been sorely neglected…

Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘No One Lives His Life’

Posted on March 6, 2014
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Introducing Anglican Pastor’s Lent with the Poets Series Today is a day of new beginnings for all of us walking this Lenten journey. Ash Wednesday began the Lenten season yesterday and we’re focused on living into the disciplines we’ve undertaken for these next 40 days. Today is also a new beginning for me as I join…

Ash Wednesday: A Rookie Anglican Guide

Posted on March 5, 2014
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What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the forty days of Lent. Christians have been preparing for the celebration of Easter by walking through a “Holy Lent” since ancient times. This is patterned after Jesus temptation in the wilderness. Lent is a season of repentance, fasting, and self-reflection. Of course, all of…

Feasting in Lent

Posted on March 18, 2011
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Weโ€™ve all said it. I know I have said it: โ€œIn Lent, we fast except on Sundays.โ€ We do think that way, at least I do. Iโ€™m focused on the fast, and I tend to think of Sunday as an exception: a time to give up the fast so I can take a break and indulge in…