I was busy feed-reading when I noticed a brief post from Bob Hyatt which put a very odd notion in my head, right after his post on ecards for Lent. Now I haven’t really selected anything to give up for Lent, so perhaps I should ask Google. It knows all. So I Googled “what should [insert name here] give up for lent” and clicked on the first result. Maybe I should have just clicked “I’m Feeling Lucky.” (Go on, try it — just put your own name in the obvious place.) I came up with an article titled “Global Warming Evangelism: Give Up Carbon For Lent!” which says that several bishops in Britain are suggesting parishioners give up carbon for lent. Oh yes, it’s a Carbon Fast: An act with impact. It’s good that the church is thinking about going green, I figure.
Lenten Offsets?
Approaching Advent: A Season of Darkness?
With Advent just over a week away now, Advent resources are beginning to appear online, including Christine Sine’s New Advent Meditation and planned synchroblogs. I organized a synchroblog last year for Advent, and have collected all the post links for reference as well. I’ve also begun to reread some of my past posts for the season, like Bethlehem and Mixing metaphors, and Kicking your way to the Light. There are also collections of Advent resources appearing online as well.
Public Service Announcement: Shrove Tuesday
Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, and it generally falls to me each year to spread the word about the Pancake Turtle, who visits good little boys and girls each year on Shrove Tuesday with heaping stacks of fresh hot pancakes piled high on his back. I explained Pancake Day in more detail last year, and the Pancake Turtle’s part therein. As the day of course marks the last one before the season of Lent begins, here’s a batch of Lent resources:
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