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“Seasons of the Soul” Upload
I’ve started a “Seasons of the Soul” ebook with a picture, verse, and reflection for every week of the year. I’ll add to it every week until I have a whole year’s worth. Here is the link for the first one: the 3rd week of March. It’s a PDF; just open it and download to your computer, or work with it online. Blessings!
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The Season of Lent
Ted Olsen writes for the magazine Christianity Today. A friend of his asked him, “What did you give up for Lent?” Olsen wrote, “I had grown up in Baptist and other conservative evangelical churches, so my friend’s question held no meaning. I figured it was like a second chance at a New Year’s Resolution for those who had already abandoned theirs. Even around here at the Christianity Today Inc. offices, where Christian History is based, it seems that Ash Wednesday passed with little notice. There were just as many donut trays by the coffee pots, and just as many hamburgers in the lunch room. That’s surprising, especially since Lent is…
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Major Feasts and Christian Parallels
The Jews celebrated 8-9 major feasts that are mentioned in the Bible. (“8” or “9” depends on if you put Passover together with the Feast of Unleavened Bread.) They still do today with the addition of a few more minor feasts. The modern nation of Israel has added several national days of remembrance too. However, most of the major feasts come out of the Old Testament. Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread Passover: Ex. 12:1-14; Lev. 23:5; Num. 9:1-14; Num. 28:16; Deut. 16:1-7 Unleavened Bread: Ex. 12:15-20; Ex. 13:3-10; Lev. 23:6-8; Num. 28:17-25; Deut. 16:3,4,8 Passover: Commemorated God’s deliverance of the Hebrews from Egypt. Jews still observe the Passover meal.…