September 5, 2010
Luke 14:25-33
Philemon 1-21
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

The Terrible Dark Day

Ash Wednesday


Peter Andrew Smith
David Bales
Argile Smith
Keith Hewitt



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Contents
What's Up This Week
"Glenda's Surprise" by Argile Smith
"It Was Just My Imagination" by Keith Hewitt
"The Terrible Dark Day" by Peter Andrew Smith
"In Secret" by David Bales


What's Up This Week
One of the most fascinating things about the liturgical calendar is the fact that the Sunday of the Transfiguration is immediately followed by Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. The Sunday in which we celebrate the awesome revelation of the radiant glory of God through his Son is followed by a solemn period of self-reflection, repentance, and self-denial. The glorious mountaintop experience is swiftly followed by a quiet journey through the valley.

The contributions to this week's StoryShare guide us from Epiphany to Lent with stories of revelation, stories of testing and trials, and stories of self-evaluation. In "Glenda's Surprise" Argile Smith offers an example in the natural of the lesson the disciples learned on the Mount: Things aren't always how they first appear. "It Was Just My Imagination" is a ...

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