Ash Wednesday

From the Ash Wednesday liturgy:

Almighty God, you have created us out of the dust of the earth: Grant that these ashes may be to us a sign of our mortality and penitence, that we may remember that it is only by your gracious gift that we are given everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.

Lent - Why Bother?

Christianity Today asked leading voices from three different traditions to discuss the merits of observing Lent:

• Steve Harmon, a Baptist who teaches at Beeson Divinity School - To Take Up the Cross

• Frederica Mathewes-Green, an Eastern Orthodox writer - For Spiritual Exercise

• Michael Horton, a Presbyterian who teaches at Westminster Seminary California - To Lead Us to Christ