Liturgical Seasons

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Be vigilant and steadfast in Ordinary Time

In a long season that lacks the spectacle found elsewhere in the liturgical calendar, we can find space to focus and grow, writes the associate program director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By James Wesley Dennis III Executive Pastor, Watson Grove Baptist Church

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The headlines reinforce Babel, but we are in Pentecost!

In the midst of overwhelming news of the world, three enduring and reassuring teachings of Pentecost should prevail.

By Edgardo A. Colón-Emeric Dean of Duke Divinity School; Ruth and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Professor of Theology and Christian Ministry

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Resurrection love: Caring for bodies this Easter

A story about a hands-on ministry to the sick reflects the love of Jesus. But even in a novel, the realities of such care are challenging, writes a spiritual director and retreat leader.

By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals Spiritual director and retreat leader

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What chronic illness can teach us during Lent

For people with chronic illness, ever-present pain reminds us that the point of Lent isn’t to suffer but to transform hurt.

By Amanda Martínez Beck Author

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Mary Alice Birdwhistell and Tyler D. Mayfield: Exodus and the season of Lent both call us to action

In their new Lenten study, a pastor and a theologian in Louisville invite a practice of activism, one step at a time.

How to manage the Judas in all of us

All Christian leaders are vulnerable to the discontent and disillusionment that plagued Judas. There are ways to check that, especially during Lent, writes the associate program director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By James Wesley Dennis III Executive Pastor, Watson Grove Baptist Church

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Ash Wednesday invites connection for individuals and institutions

The tender and solemn act of imposing ashes touches our common life and is a reminder of God’s care for us all, a priest writes as she reflects on a special request from a prior Ash Wednesday.

By Rhonda Mawhood Lee Priest, spiritual director and writer

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Christmas is a season for the unexpected

Partners, collaborators and allies may first show up as unannounced and unknown visitors, writes a director of grants with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.