Karen Ward
Karen Ward is abbess of the Church of the Apostles, a multicultural Lutheran-Episcopal congregation in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. Apostles describes itself as a multicultural “future church with an ancient faith.”
Region: United States of America
“Lent–Why Bother?”
A February 2010 feature from Christianity Today, “Lent: Why Bother?” features essays by three writers: Steven R. Harmon, a Baptist pastor and associate professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., writes about why Baptists can observe Lent; author Frederica Mathewes-Green, who is founder with her husband of Baltimore’s Holy Cross Orthodox Church, writes that Lent […]
“Lenten Season”
A Feb. 12, 2010, broadcast by Religion & Ethics Newsweekly has a reflection on Lent by Pastor Steve Buechler of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, Md.
“Ashes to Ashes”
Read an essay from ChristianHistory.net on how the early tradition of pre-Lenten repentance developed into our modern practice of Ash Wednesday.
“Fasting has spiritual, physical benefits but also points to good works”
Read “Fasting has spiritual, physical benefits but also points to good works,” a March 2, 2011 Catholic News Service story.
“Apologies Fail to Live Up to Our Expectations”
A Jan. 25, 2011, column at Scientific American reports on a new study that finds we tend to overestimate the healing power of an apology.
“Feel the pain, shed the guilt”
A Feb. 3, 2011, post at the website of New Scientist magazine rounds up research indicating that suffering physical pain — the old-fashioned way of expiating guilt — is in fact effective at easing feelings of guilt.
“Does Guilt Inadvertently Lead to More Guilt?”
Read a Feb. 22, 2011, column about guilt at the website ScienceAnd ReligionToday.com.
“Churches Find End Is Nigh”
Read a Jan. 25, 2011, story from The Wall Street Journal about how Christians responded to decreased giving and economic hardship during the recession.