First Ashes I spent most of the day bah-humbugging the onset of Lent.  It’s rainy and gray and muddy and I want to ride my new bike.  In preparing for Ash Wednesday, I recalled doing Lent in college and how it was a delight to fast, spend time alone with God and to work out my faith.  It made for a useful sermon analogy. I … Continue reading The First Day of Lent