It's odd to have the Olympics coincide with the early days of Lent, because so much of the language used by the commentators is decidely theological--not overtly, of course, but the discussion of such concepts as redemption (used more than once to refer to Bode Miller's performance in Vancouver compared to his runs in Torino) and sacrifice (used to ( Read more... )

For those of you who follow the Christian tradition, what are you doing that's special this Lent? Taking on a positive practice? Giving up something? Share, please...I always enjoy hearing what types of things others take on during this season ( Read more... )

OK, so it's not the bulls at Pamplona, but there was plenty of exercise for me this morning ( Read more... )

OK, so what's been happening lately? Let's see ( Read more... )

So Lent has begun again. . .and I've kept a quiet morning, and it's been good for me ( Read more... )

A downtown church has a waffle shop luncheon and speaker program each day in Lent, M-F, from the day after Ash Wednesday through the Friday before Palm Sunday ( Read more... )

This afternoon, a huge line of storms and tornadoes passed through Memphis and the Mid-South, tearing a wall off a Sears store at a local mall, trapping some people in office buildings, knocking power out, and wreaking havoc across the area. To my knowledge, no one's been killed or seriously hurt, which is a miracle indeed ( Read more... )