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LENT IN BLACK & WHITE
Ash Wednesday emphasizes a dual encounter: we confront our mortality and confess our sin before God within the community of faith. The use of ashes as a sign of mortality and repentance has a long history in Jewish and Christian worship, and the Imposition of Ashes can be a powerful nonverbal and experiential way of participating in the call to repentance and reconciliation. This practice is the historic focus of the Ash Wednesday observance and gave the day its name. It is traditional to save the palm branches from the previous Passion/Palm Sunday service and burn them ahead of time to produce the ashes for this service.

ASH WEDNESDAY 2024 UPDATE: After two years away from this project and some false starts during the pandemic, I am excited to begin again in 2024. As we start this year, I’m leaving up all the previous year’s posts simply to keep in mind what’s gone before. While the goal is always to post pics each day of Lent, this year, I’ve vowed to post every day while also giving myself grace if, for some reason, it does not happen. Sundays will feature a color photo since every Sunday is like a mini-Easter (which is why we do not count Sundays in the 40 days of Lent) as a reminder that Easter is coming. These are posted to my Instagram account and archived here. Click on any picture to see the whole image along with the caption.


03APR2019 | DAY 29 | LENT IN B&W
03APR2019 | DAY 29 | LENT IN B&W

To have a chance of winning a 50/50 raffle, you must hold on to your ticket...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverApril 3, 2019Comment
02APR2019 | DAY 28 | LENT IN B&W
02APR2019 | DAY 28 | LENT IN B&W

To many…even the smallest source of light in the midst of darkness brings comfort that enables…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverApril 2, 2019Comment
01APR2019 | DAY 27 | LENT IN B&W
01APR2019 | DAY 27 | LENT IN B&W

It is interesting to see from whom or where something derives it’s value...whereas United States currency…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverApril 1, 2019Comment
31MAR2019 | DAY 26 | LENT IN B&W
31MAR2019 | DAY 26 | LENT IN B&W

…[Mu]ch like visualizing children on an empty playground, Lent invites us to visualize what…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 31, 2019Comment
30MAR2019 | DAY 25 | LENT IN B&W
30MAR2019 | DAY 25 | LENT IN B&W

...Lent gives us the opportunity to appreciate that working towards Easter is messy business, but...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 30, 2019Comment
29MAR2019 | DAY 24 | LENT IN B&W
29MAR2019 | DAY 24 | LENT IN B&W

…[B]ut each has the same purpose - to hold something of yours in its memory...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 29, 2019Comment
28MAR2019 | DAY 23 | LENT IN B&W
28MAR2019 | DAY 23 | LENT IN B&W

While in living color this absolutely scrumptious salted-caramel chocolate cupcake was simply irresistible, even in black & white you get…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 28, 2019Comment
27MAR2019 | DAY 22 | LENT IN B&W
27MAR2019 | DAY 22 | LENT IN B&W

Much like a pencil’s eraser, Lent is a season given to clean the slate...however, let us remember a pencil has two…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 27, 2019Comment
26MAR2019 | DAY 21 | LENT IN B&W
26MAR2019 | DAY 21 | LENT IN B&W

A photographer uses their flash to help see a subject in a light that brings things out that you might not normally see...Lent is the season given...

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25MAR2019 | DAY 20 | LENT IN B&W
25MAR2019 | DAY 20 | LENT IN B&W

Sometimes it can be easy to forget it’s the smallest things that make all the difference in how we see the world...like getting the...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 25, 2019Comment
24MAR2019 | DAY 19 | LENT IN B&W
24MAR2019 | DAY 19 | LENT IN B&W

Sundays in Lent are like the first leaves on a tree in spring...a small burst of color in the midst of barrenness to remind…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 24, 2019Comment
23MAR2019 | DAY 18 | LENT IN B&W
23MAR2019 | DAY 18 | LENT IN B&W

A griddle must be at the right temperature for whatever is being cooked to come out as it should...Lent provides us with a season specifically set aside for us to check...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 23, 2019Comment
22MAR2019 | DAY 17 | LENT IN B&W
22MAR2019 | DAY 17 | LENT IN B&W

Scripture teaches us that humanity does not live by bread alone...through the Lenten disciplines, we are given the chance through prayerful reflection and examination to discover what it is that is…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 22, 2019Comment
21MAR2019 | DAY 16 | LENT IN B&W
21MAR2019 | DAY 16 | LENT IN B&W

The cat is given whiskers to help it negotiate the tight spaces of life by letting it know just how much...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 21, 2019Comment
20MAR2019 | DAY 15 | LENT IN B&W
20MAR2019 | DAY 15 | LENT IN B&W

Cobwebs are not exactly something most of us celebrate because we find them nasty, disgusting, and dirty...yet they serve...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 20, 2019Comment
19MAR2019 | DAY 14 | LENT IN B&W
19MAR2019 | DAY 14 | LENT IN B&W

“So, where ya from?” Lent is a season to remember that Christians hail not from a geographical location but from the…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 19, 2019Comment
18MAR2019 | DAY 13 | LENT IN B&W
18MAR2019 | DAY 13 | LENT IN B&W

While microphones are tremendous things of which we use more per day than we might think, Lent is a time where we are reminded that God has no…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 18, 2019Comment
17MAR2019 | DAY 12 | LENT IN B&W
17MAR2019 | DAY 12 | LENT IN B&W

Amazing the simplistic beauty found when zooming in on what would be considered a weed by most while laying on the…

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 17, 2019Comment
16MAR2019 | DAY 11 | LENT IN B&W
16MAR2019 | DAY 11 | LENT IN B&W

A solitary candle draws the attention of a child at their first birthday party in much the same way as the season of Lent draws our attention to the solitary reality of our desperate need for God’s grace in Christ...

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LENT 2019 IN B&WLamar C. OliverMarch 16, 2019Comment
15MAR2019 | DAY 10 | LENT IN B&W
15MAR2019 | DAY 10 | LENT IN B&W

Lent...a most fortunate season in that we are given sacred time to measure how full are our souls as well as to reconnect with the source of our faith, hope, joy, and peace...

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