Revision, Renewal, and the Writer’s Craft: Lessons from Lent

by Lane | Lent, Writing

The season of Lent invites Christians to slow down and reflect; a time of “revision” in our spiritual lives. Traditionally, it is time for prayer and repentance as we move toward renewal and prepare our hearts for Holy Week and the hope of Easter. Lent...

Is Christ Real to Me? 22 Questions for a Searching Soul

by Lane | Devotional, Lent, Spiritual Disciplines

  When two brothers, John and Charles Wesley, attended Oxford, they desired to deepen their faith. One iteration of that involved forming a small group with other Christ-followers to spur one another, to examine their lives in Christ methodically. John created...

Snapshots of Holy Week: Behold Grief. Behold Hope.

by Lane | Easter, Lent, Spiritual Practices, Stations of the Cross, Writing

In decades past, upon arriving home from my travels, I rushed to the photo-finishing shop, in a hurry to drop off undeveloped film, eager to see the snapshots of memories made. A few days later, I pushed the glass door open again as the cling-clang of the bell...

Behold Your Grief

by Lane | Devotional, Easter, Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Writing

On Ash Wednesday, I enter the dim sanctuary to hear my beginning and ending declared:  “from dust you are, to dust you shall return.” (Gen. 3:19)     The rector marks my forehead with ashes. In the starkness, I mourn. I ache. I long. I grieve.   So...

Doubt: The Skeptical Visitor

by Lane | Easter, Lent

Fast on the heels of bright spring Easter euphoria, grey clouds of doubt grumble. Just a week or so ago, we celebrated the everlasting good news of an empty tomb. With eyes glued to the risen Christ, we rejoiced.   Yet days later, some small shadow twists or...

Walking Through Holy Week

by Lane | Easter, Lent, Spiritual Practices

Holy Week stands as a pivot point for all of history. We see the moment Love offered all of Himself for all of us, His beloveds. What a sacred week. Let’s behold Jesus as we trace His path through Holy Week.   Our Journey with Jesus through Holy Week Each day of...