I don’t remember hearing about Lent in church when I was growing up. I don’t know if that says more about me and the fact that I wasn’t listening, or if the United Methodist Church has embraced more of this ancient Christian practice than it did in the past. ...

Lent in the Gardenby Monica Frazier, Candidate for ministry from White Rock UMCOne of my most-loved memories of life together at WRUMC is last year’s Easter worship at sunrise in the garden. Surrounded by the smell of fresh-dug earth and the chill of dawn, we sang and reflected and remembered that light comes after dark. Time and time again light comes after dark. The cycle of things dying to give...