Lent … a time for turning

The spiritual disciplines practiced during Lent help turn our focus from ourselves toward others. 

Bishops’ message for Lent

Council of Bishops calls United Methodists to prayer, fasting and service during Lent.

Being mortal … and more

In the mark of ashes, we take stock of our lives in the light of God’s holiness.

What difference does Lent make?

ReThink Church says you don’t have to be Mother Teresa  in order to transform the world.

Love and Lent

In this edition of A Joyful Journey, Bishop David Bard shares a Lenten love story.

Last-minute ideas for Lent

Try these ways of engaging your congregation in self-reflection and prayer during the season of Lent.

Journey deeper for Lent

So you gave up chocolate for Lent? How about going a step further?

Lent is not a tightrope

Ash Wednesday is over and Lent is underway. It’s time to find God in the ordinary

Bishop’s Lenten greeting

Start this 40-day Lenten Season with these words of inspiration from Bishop David Bard.

Original sin or original blessing?

In his blog, Monday Memo, the Rev. Jack Harnish looks at the contrast between self-reliance and God-dependence.