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Occasional thoughts on faith and every day life in Michigan and overseas
Ruth's Reflections
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
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
Apr 13, 2014
Sunday Prayer: To Pay Attention
Writers pay attention; they notice things. This was one of my takeaways from Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Writing. I want to...
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ruthlemmen
Mar 6, 2014
Dust to Dust
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the day the Western church begins the church season of Lent. We remembered that all of us came from dust...
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