For nearly 1,500 years, Christians have observed Ash Wednesday with the smear of ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads, a biblical sign of repentance.
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Happy Lent. Seriously: Release from the Fear of Death
Ash Wednesday somberly reminds us that we’re all going to die. But it also reminds us of something much more important.
Some Churches Will Offer Glitter Ashes on Ash Wednesday to Welcome Gay Community
Some churches will be offering glitter mixed in with ashes for their Ash Wednesday services this year, as a way to welcome members of the LGBT community.
Digital Devotion: Christians Get Social Media, Other Online Tools to Observe Lent
For centuries during Lent, Christians have sought to grow closer to God through praying, fasting and giving to the poor.
We are Not Our Own: The Counter-Cultural Season of Lent
Is it all about us, or about Jesus and Him crucified? Today, we enter what may be the most counter-cultural season of the church calendar. More on Lent, next on BreakPoint.
What Does Ash Wednesday Have to Do with Lent?
Is it all about us, or about Jesus and Him crucified? Today, we enter what may be the most counter-cultural season of the church calendar. More on Lent, next on BreakPoint.
What Does Ash Wednesday Really Mean?
Chances are you’ll see a bunch of folks walking around with shmutz on their foreheads this Wednesday (Feb. 18). What does having a dirty forehead have to do with being a Christian and why this ritual is gaining in popularity?
5 Things Christians Are Giving Up For Lent
March 5th marks the beginning of Lent, an important time in the Christian calendar that precedes Easter Sunday on April 20.
6 Things to Know About Ash Wednesday and the Wearing of Ashes
For Christians, Lent is a 40-day season of fasting, reflection and penance culminating in Holy Week and the Easter Sunday commemoration of Jesus’ Resurrection.
