Our Facebook Lenten Question of the Week series launched last week with this: How Might a Progressive Christian Approach Lent? Throughout the week, our fantastic bloggers posted a number of thoughtful and inspiring responses. Some of the standouts included:
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: The Fast We’ve Chosen: Begging with our Friends
Kurt Willems: Ash Wednesday: Because Sometimes Rich Christians Simply Need to Starve a Little
David Henson: Reclaiming Repentance as a Progressive Christian
Nadia Bolz-Weber: The Crap We Give our Hearts To
Bruce Epperly: Practicing a Progressive Lent: Simplicity and Celebration
Jenny Warner: Christianity in Ashes
Christian Piatt: The Only Way Out is Through
Caryn Riswold: Rising for Lent
Tim Suttle: Learning to See in the Dark
Janet Davis: Messy and Connected
…and last, but not least, from Fred Schmidt, who always makes me think: The Meaning of Lent: An Ash Wednesday Rant
This week’s question revolves around a common practice of Lent — giving something “up.” We’ve asked bloggers and friends to repsond to the question: What Are You Giving Up — or Taking On — this Lent? (and presumably, Why?) Join the conversation here, or over at the Patheos Progressive Christian Facebook page beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 19.
(To get us started, Phil Fox Rose has already posted this blog: What Are you Giving Up for Lent? in which he argues FOR the practice of giving something up – especially if it’s something you’re seriously addicted to.)
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