The cover art for the 2005 White Stripes album, "Get Behind Me Satan."

A portion of this sermon was informed by Martin Smith's "A Season for the Spirit."  

Ashes have been used as a symbol for repentance long before the church adopted the practice to start Lent and long before Christ spent forty years in the dessert.   Prophets, kings, and indeed whole communities use the symbol in the Old Testament to denote sorrow and supplication for forgiveness.   In Christianity, the practice... Continue Reading →