So how are you doing with all of those penances? Every Ash Wednesday, we dream about how powerful our Lent will be. Running three miles a day. Reading the Bible. Writing the next Great American Short Story. Yet here we … Continue reading
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Whatcha doin’ for Lent? In the last three years, Ash Wednesday snuck up behind me like the small, annoying, snappy dog. “Wait a minute—it’s when?” I mean, stupid me, it’s not as if Lent doesn’t happen every year, or something. … Continue reading