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$\"\"$ <\/a>Our Facebook\u00a0Lenten Question of the Week<\/em><\/a> series launched last week with this: How Might a Progressive Christian Approach Lent? \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Throughout the week, our fantastic bloggers posted a number of thoughtful and inspiring responses. Some of the standouts included:<\/p>\n

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: \u00a0The Fast We\u2019ve Chosen: Begging with our Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

Kurt Willems: \u00a0 Ash Wednesday: Because Sometimes Rich Christians Simply Need to Starve a Little<\/a><\/p>\n

David Henson:\u00a0 Reclaiming Repentance as a Progressive Christian<\/a><\/p>\n

Nadia Bolz-Weber: \u00a0 The Crap We Give our Hearts To<\/a><\/p>\n

Bruce Epperly: Practicing a Progressive Lent: Simplicity and Celebration<\/a><\/p>\n

Jenny Warner: Christianity in Ashes<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian Piatt: The Only Way Out is Through<\/a><\/p>\n

Caryn Riswold: Rising for Lent<\/a><\/p>\n

Tim Suttle: Learning to See in the Dark<\/a><\/p>\n

Janet Davis: Messy and Connected<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2026and last, but not least, from Fred Schmidt, who always makes me think: \u00a0 The Meaning of Lent: An Ash Wednesday Rant<\/a><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s question revolves around a common practice of Lent \u2014 giving something \u201cup.\u201d<\/a> We\u2019ve asked bloggers and friends to repsond to the question: What Are You Giving Up \u2014 or Taking On \u2014 this Lent?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 (and presumably, Why?<\/em>) Join the conversation here, or over at the Patheos Progressive Christian Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 19.<\/p>\n

(To get us started, Phil Fox Rose has already posted this blog: \u00a0 What Are you Giving Up for Lent?<\/a> in which he argues FOR the practice of giving something up \u2013 especially if it\u2019s something you\u2019re seriously addicted to.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"