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Ruth's Reflections
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ruthlemmen
Apr 2, 2018
The End of Lent
After six weeks, Lent came to an end yesterday. It was a long and hard season for me. I started out in the U.S., waiting for visa...
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ruthlemmen
Dec 8, 2017
Wait for the Lord {free advent printable}
When I was going through the hard time I wrote about a few weeks ago–which felt a bit like a long season of Advent waiting–one of the...
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ruthlemmen
Mar 22, 2016
Living Palms Up
This post is a reflection on what living in China is teaching me about Lent—the six weeks when the church remembers the suffering and...
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ruthlemmen
Apr 3, 2015
It Is Finished
“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.” John 19:30 As I look back over the season of Lent, these words are helping...
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ruthlemmen
Jun 8, 2014
Sunday Prayer: Breathe on Me
Today, 50 days after Easter, the church celebrates Pentecost. We remember God sending the Holy Spirit to the disciples, the beginnings...
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