Issue 31.5: Lent

Jo-Ann Badley follows Mary through John’s Gospel, grieving and rejoicing in the hour of her Son.

Matthew Lee Anderson writes of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, the ascension, and why Christ’s redemption leaves us free to be sad.

Cabe Matthews suggests that Lent is a practice for people who are just trying to become Christians.

N. Ammon Smith paints a picture of Christ’s godforsakenness.

John Jay Alvaro interrogates dying in our digital age.

Andrew Arndt explains why Ash Wednesday is his favorite day in the church calendar.