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Sunset on north. Spring is here, but too eager, it feels like Summer.
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Yet, we define holiness as a kind of religious purity, a sin-managed life decorated with an elaborate array of the church’s finest fig leaves. Holy people seem to always do the right thing, pray the right prayer, cite the right verse. They make straight A’s in seminary, and preach boldly on being more like Jesus. However, at Lent, we recognize the truth. You are not holy. I am not holy. We are dust, and to dust we shall return. We need Lent. It’s truth serum for self-deceived souls.
It takes courage to answer the question, “What is the biggest problem in the world?” as G.K. Chesterton did. “I am,” he answered. That’s holiness. It’s an honest appraisal of our human predicament. You can’t pretend to be spiritual. You can only admit your poverty.
” — Chuck DeGroat on Lent
Church Design. Inspired by the works of Alan Dunlop
By Ross Cameron
Love the open top sanctuary
Bridge @ Gallup Park
Christ Church Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Snowy evergreen on the corner of North Quad
What the “Effeminate Christianity” crisis says about women -
Let’s show the world what we women are really capable of–and perhaps, perhaps we’ll soon see the day when the church’s weaknesses are addressed directly, rather than blamed on women. Perhaps we’ll see the day when women are given equal opportunities in which to help the church repair those weaknesses. Perhaps the church will start to see us, not just as submissive wives and daughters, but as sisters, and as fellow members of Christ’s body.
Sarah Moon writes partly in response to recent comments such as this.