The Romance of Lent: How to Give Your Lent a Great Start

The Romance of Lent: How to Give Your Lent a Great Start

The words Lent and romance typically don’t go together. Lent brings to mind drudgery, sacrifice, and slogging through the dreary days of March without our favorite treats. What’s romantic about that? Sure, we know we’re supposed to give up something for Lentβ€”β€œIt’s a...
The Lenten Desert: God Testing Our Hearts

The Lenten Desert: God Testing Our Hearts

The Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Lent takes us into the desertβ€”the place of testing. Β Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness recall Israel’s 40 years’ sojourn in the desert. Β What was the purpose of this long journey through the wilderness? Moses told the people...
My iPhone, My Precious

My iPhone, My Precious

I knew my marriage might be in trouble when my iPhone didn’t even recognize my wife. I had been practicing with my new smartphone at work and wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of my wife, Beth. Using β€œSiri”—Apple’s β€œintelligent personal assistant”...