Progressive Christian Resources for Lent

Ash Wednesday

Ashes of Creation - by Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom

Ashes and Weeping Lectionary Reflections for Ash Wednesday By Jane Carol Redmont

From Ashes to Fire - an essay by Nora Gallagher, the author of the newly released Changing Light: A Novel, and the best sellers Things Seen and Unseen and Practicing Resurrection

"Green" Ash Wednesday - by Paul Nuechterlein, Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary

Marked by Ashes - Poem by Walter Brueggemann

Preaching Peace - Ash Wednesday Reflection

A Service of Ashes - Liturgy for Ash Wednesday from Process and Faith




Lent

A Lenten Fast - From Insight to Action in the Gospel of John from the Presbyterian Church (USA)

Benetvision Resources for Lent - from Sister Joan Chittister

Blogging Through The Last Week by Borg and Crossan  - by Mike Leaptrott

Into Practice : Journaling Through Lent

Leaving the Land of the Dead - by Dr. Marcus J. Borg

Lent ... A 40 Day Fast - from The Center for Progressive Christianity

Lenten Resources from MCC -  Metropolitan Community Churches.

Lenten Candle Liturgy - by Jeanyne Slettom This liturgy was written to reflect a process-relational theology.

Mobilizing Faith, Fighting Poverty - Each day during the 40 days of Lent on the Facebook page, Yale Divinity School will feature resource information and share stories of others who are making a difference to ease the burden of poor people.

Process and Faith - A Process Theology Resources for Ash Wednesday and Lent

Rediscovering Values  - a Lenten Study Guide by Jim Wallis

Study Guide for The Last Week - from Church of The Good Shepherd - Ruxton, MD (PDF)

The Greening of Palm Sunday - The University of Minnesota School of Agriculture has developed this cooperative with palm harvesters in Central America, and offer for sale palms which are harvested in a sustainable manner, and whose harvesters are paid a fair wage.

Tread Lightly for Lent - This Lenten Calendar urges us to take this spiritual discipline a step further: to refrain from some practices that damage God’s earth, while learning about earth care issues and taking action that will honor Christ’s teachings about caring for creation.

Worship Ways - Worship resources from the United Church of Christ