LENT January * March 2000 Volme 9 No. 1

IN THIS ISSUE

ARTICLES ON LENT

Loneliness is a Four-Letter Word...........................................Maren C. Tirabassi................4
Discovering the gift in the loneliness of the wilderness

A Place for Repentance: Grace and the Penitentiary...............Harold Dean Trulear...............6
Helping all people to understand the nature of evil in and around them

Lent as an Invitation to Suffering: Oppression or Liberation?.....Keith A. Russell....................8
An eye-opening examination of the cross from a non-traditional perspective

Room for Repentance...........................................................Marjory Zoet Bankson..........10
Can we tell the truth in church?

Lent as the Bigger Picture.....................................................Richard J. Mouw..................11
An evangelical Christian explores his theological relationship to Lent

Preaching the Full Humanity of Jesus.....................................John T. Galloway, Jr.............12
Jesus was human yet different from us

Mark 1:13 -- The Wild Ones!..................................................Marilyn McCord Adams.........14
A new and creative look at the wild beasts in the wilderness

Lent as a Time for Going Deeper............................................William R. Burrows................16
Lenten practice can help us realize Christianity's way of wisdom and love

Lent through the Centuries.....................................................John A. McGuckin.................18
The significance of Lenten observance in the early church

Repentance: Zacchaeus or Mr. DeKlerk?.................................Desmond Hoffmeister.............19
Confession plays a vital role in healing the wounds of apartheid

Lent: The Undiscovered Country..............................................Penelope Mark-Stuart.............20
The wilderness offers a promise of healing and transformation

Passing through the Lenten Gates...........................................Wes Howard-Brook................22
A non-individualistic approach to John's gospel invites the challenge of true discipleship

Repentance is a Gift...............................................................Dale T. Irvin...........................24
Repentance can be both preventative and curative of sin

Therese of Liseaux and Our Reward in Heaven..........................Gillian Leslie, O.D.C..............26
Matthew's Jesus cautions us not to forfeit our reward

Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet............................................John Christoper Thomas........28
A study of John 13:1-20 shows the connection between foot-washing and baptism

The Last Lent..........................................................................William C. Simpson, Jr..........30
Martin Luther King's mission paralleled the prophetic claim of Jesus as he set his face toward Jerusalem

QUOTATIONS

New Testament Scriptures [31]
Theologians & Scholars [32]
Writers & Commentators [33]
Saints, Poets & Mystics [34]

BOOKS

Grace's Windows by Suzanne Guthrie [35]
Dying We Live: Meditations for Lent and Eastor by Eugen Drewermann [35]
Sabbatical Journey: The Diary of His Final Year by Henri Nouwen [37]

CONNECTIONS

Plotting a Lenten Preaching Journey...............................................David J. Schlafer...................38
For Your Lenten Penance: Listen, Let Go, Laugh.............................Walter J. Burghardt, S.J........40
Leader's Guide for Adult Education.....................................Ginger Grab & Judith Hoch Wray........42
Thinking Ahead to Lent..................................................................Bonnie Rosborough...............45
Preaching the Lectionary...............................................................Judith Hoch Wray..................46

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