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Loose The Bonds Of Injustice: The True Fast Of Lent, Bella Brinkman

Obsculta

This reflection was written for and delivered to the community of the Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary on February 19, 2026. It reflects on Isaiah 58:6–8 and the theme of Lenten fasting, as part of the Midday Prayer Service during the first week of Lent. The reflection was composed and offered in the context of the ongoing immigration enforcement raids carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. It invites the community into a deeper consideration of the Christian response to injustice during the Lenten season.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 154 - Lent / Easter (December 2024), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Editorial: Finding the Holy in the Familiar by Joyce Borger....2

Transfiguration and the Lenten Journey by Chan Gyu Jang....3

No Tent for You on Tabor by Kate Bluett....6

Worship Series: Having the Identity of a Servant by Bethany Besteman and Joyce Borger....7

For Pastors: Seeing by Scott Hoezee....15

Psalms of Healing and Hope for a Troubled World by Kiran Young Wimberly....17

A Lenten Prayer of Confession by Chad Engbers....22

Palms to Passion by Jan VanKooten....23

Prayers of the People for Lent and Good Friday by Annie Jamieson....29

Tenebrae by Pete Post …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 150 - Lent / Easter (December 2023), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Editorial: Walking with Jesus by Joyce Borger....2

Grief over Injustice, Hope for Wholeness by Elly Boersma Sarkany....3

A Refugee Prays the Psalms of Ascent by Carlos Colón....11

I Confess by Howard Thurman....19

Confessing with Our Bodies by Anthony Bolkema....20

Journeying to Shalom with the Prophets by Hilary Ritchie....22

An Ash Wednesday Compline Service by Linda Langstaff....24

"Nearer, My God to Thee" by Bethany Besteman....27

A Good Friday Service of Remembrance and Love by Erin Stout and Rachel Kroll....32

For Pastors: An Easter That Fits Us by Scott Hoezee....38

A Liturgy …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 146 - Lent / Easter (December 2022), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Editorial: Vulnerable in the Wilderness by Joyce Borger....2

Worship Series: A Table in the Wilderness by Natasha Vedder....3

Journey in the Wilderness by Natasha Vedder....12

Eating More Grace by Katy Kroondyk....16

The Way of the Cross by Susan Bartz Herrick, artwork by Malachi and Elijah....21

A Service of Remembrance by Linda Langstaff, artwork by Caelan....29

Praying Around the Cross by Britta Wallbaum, artwork by Abby....33

An Easter Psalm of Praise by Joyce Borger, artworks by Harrison, Holly, and Morgan....37

Q&A: Beholding God's Power and Glory by John D. Witvliet....40

Dear …

1st Sunday Of Lent - 6 March 2022, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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2nd Sunday Of Lent - 13 March 2022, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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3rd Sunday Of Lent - 20 March 2022, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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4th Sunday Of Lent - 27 March 2022, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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5th Sunday Of Lent - 3 April 20225 Lent, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Centered On Jesus: A Lenten Devotional From The Faculty Of Bethel University, Christopher Gehrz, Esther Shull, Carl Albing, Rebekah Bain, Andy Bramsen, Susan Leigh Brooks, Jeannine K. Brown, Michael Crawford, Julie Anne De Haan, Joy Doan, Dale Durie, Julie Finnern, Barrett Fisher, Joel Frederickson, Laura Gilbertson, Rhonda Gilbraith, Ann Holland, Stephen Hunt, Rachel Jorgensen, Patricia Kelly, Denise Muir Kjesbo, Marion H. Larson, Erik Leafblad, Elisabeth E. Lefebvre, Jim Lewis, Joyce Lemay, Alison Lo, Gary A. Long, Christopher Moore, Katherine Nevins, Pauline E. Nichols, Meredith Nyberg, Chad Osgood, Jeanine Parolini, Richard Peterson, Dan Ritchie, Matt Runion, Robin Rylaarsdam, Kristin E. Sandau, Sara L. H. Shady, Angela Shannon, Marta Shaw, Paula A.G. Soneral, Peter T. Vogt, Laura Wennstrom, Gloria Wiese, Brandon Winters, Yu-Li Chang Zacher, Nick Zeimet

Faculty Books

For the 2022 season of Lent, Bethel faculty and staff members collaborated to pen Centered on Jesus: A Lenten Devotional from the Faculty of Bethel University. The daily devotionals in Centered on Jesus are intended to help the Bethel community and anyone interested recenter before the cross during Lent. And the devotionals show how faculty across Bethel—each from his or her unique discipline—approach what it means to be a university centered on Jesus.

This collection of 47 devotionals written by 48 Bethel faculty and staff members span from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Easter. These contributions represent over …

Ash Wednesday - 2 March 2022, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Reformed Worship (Rw) 142 - Lent / Easter (December 2021), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Good News! by Andrew de Gelder....3

Q&A: The Lenten Practice of Entrusting by John D. Witvliet....15

Formed Together When We're Not Together by Phil Reinders....35

Articles

Editorial: Do I Have to Apologize? by Joyce Borger....2

For Pastors: "Let Us Repent" by Scott Hoezee....17

Baptism, Communion, and the Act of Offering by Lester Ruth....19

Fasting by Deborah Ann Wong....31

Resources

A Holy Meal by Andrew Aukema....21

Becoming the Way by Lee Fennema....39

Not Seeing is Believing by Diane Reed....47

Revise, Reopen by Dean Heetderks....50

Reformed Worship (Rw) 138 - Lent / Easter (December 2020), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Worship Series: The Way of the Cross by Nicole Ensing....3

Children's Pages for the Christian Year by Lindsey Goetz....10

Paschal Lamb by Karla Bowe, Beth Disselkoen, and Faye Dykema....20

Articles

Editorial: I'm Angry by Joyce Borger....2

For Pastors: Slain Victory by Scott Hoezee....2

Q&A: The Psalms of Anger by John D. Witvliet....35

Worship as a Cultural Expression of Latino People by Harold Caicedo....43

Resources

Repentance and Renewal by Brian Turnbow....12

Bring Light to Our Lives by Emily Hoffman....15

The Lamb of God by Dianne Van Rooyen....26

The Dead Christ …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 134 - Lent / Easter (December 2019), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Worship Series: The Book of Judges: Messy People, Merciful God by Willemina Zwart with Christie Dreise and Walter Miedema....3

Q&A: Holy Week Worship in an Era of Biblical Illiteracy by John D. Witvliet....12

The Story of Holy Week through Scripture and Song by Constance M. Cherry....20

Articles

Editorial: I Love to Tell the Story by Joyce Borger....2

For Pastors: Confession's Perils by Scott Hoezee....18

Ten Things I Learned from a Conversation with Eddie Espinosa by Noel Snyder....42

Five Tips for Using Puppets in Children's Worship by Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence....46

Resources

Ash Wednesday Service …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 130 - Lent / Easter (December 2018), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Worship Series: Everyday Jesus Spirituality by Peter Schuurman....3

Sing 10: Psalms of Ascent by Bruce Benedict and Anna Gabhart....14

Worship Series: Holy God, Holy Lives by Robert Toornstra....33

Mental Illnesses and Worship: Prayer, Lament, Language, and Discipleship

by Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, and John Swinton....37

Articles

Editorial: How to Make the Most of Your Subscription by Joyce Borger....2

For Pastors: It's Easter. Again. by Scott Hoezee....31

Worship with Reverence and Awe by Vincent Murphy....45

Q&A: What Church Websites Communicate about Worship by John Witvliet....47

Resources

Reliving the Passion …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 126 - Lent / Easter (December 2017), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Worship Series: Trumpets, Tears, and Ashes by Ryan Faber....3

Prayer for Darkness in a Year of Glare by Rod Jellema....16

Divisions and Reconciliation by Jenni Breems....36

Articles

Editorial: Seeing in the Dark by Joyce Borger....2

Checkmate: Through Death I'm Free by Jonathan Ytterock....15

For Pastors: The Joys and Perils of Reusing Sermons by Clayton Libolt....26

A Fulfilled Priestly Benediction by James Payton, Jr.....32

Q&A: Worship and Mental Health by John D. Witvliet....34

Technology and Worship by Cindi Veldheer DeYoung....47

Resources

Sing 10: The Lord Is My Shepherd by Norma Kobald …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 122 - Lent / Easter (December 2016), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Worship Series: Freedom from Fear by Marcus Roskamp....3

The Final Hours by Chris Walker....8

Called to New Life by Kathryn Roelofs and Meg Jenista Kuykendall....26

Articles

Editorial: Contemplate the Grave by Joyce Borger....2

Q&A: The Holy Spirit in Worship by John D. Witvliet....39

A Primer on Congregational Fasting by J. E. Eubanks Jr.....42

On Worship Technology by Roderick Jager....44

For Pastors: Celebrating the Reformation Graciously by Scott Hoezee....47

Resources

Walk in His Steps by Christopher Wheeler....13

The Path to the Cross by Kelly VanderWoude....19

The Light Dawns by Patricia …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 118 - Lent / Easter (December 2015), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Jesus Is Greater by Kyle Haack....3

Come and See: Painting the Lenten Journey by Lisle Gwynn Garrity....10

Nothing but the Blood by Jana Dykhuis....19

Articles

Editorial: It Feels Like Lent: Where Is Easter? by Joyce Borger....2

The Lord’s Supper on Good Friday: Yes and No by Rita Klein-Geltink and James Payton....32

For Pastors: Disciples Follow by Scott Hoezee....34

Q&A: The Pastoral Challenges of Summer by John D. Witvliet....39

More than a Fiesta by Gerardo Martí and Mark T. Mulder....42

The Gift of the Felon by Kate Kooyman....44

Resources

Psalms to …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 110 - Lent / Easter (December 2013), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

From Dark to Sight by Tony Maan....3

Noteworthy: Experiencing the Bitter Hour by Joy Engelsman....12

Come and See: At the Cross by Laura Keeley....18

Articles

Editorial: The Poetry of Lent by Joyce Borger....2

Q&A: Serious Joy in Lenten Obedience by John Witvliet....45

Transformational Baptism by Rochelle Stackhouse....47

Resources

Washing Feet and Breaking Bread by Steven Brooks....22

Last Words by Jenn Cavanaugh....24

Eyewitnesses by Carol VandeKraats....27

The Three Days by Wendy De Jong....31

It Is Over. It Begins by Nick Engbers....37

Lent Prayer Stations by Erica Schemper....41

Reformed Worship (Rw) 106 - Lent / Easter (December 2012), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Fulfilled by Ron Toornstra....3

Psalms: Voicing a Counter-World by Walter Brueggemann....22

The King of Creation in the Gardens of Redemption by Verlan Van Ee....36

Articles

Editorial: Living in Tension by Joyce Borger....2

Q&A: Virtual Lord's Supper by John Witvliet....15

For Pastors: Don't Look at That by Scott Hoezee....16

He Showed Them His Wounds by Leonard J. Vander Zee....18

With Unveiled Faces by Julia K. Start Fletcher....21

Words that Seep into Your Soul by Becky Hoeksema....30

Resources

Come and See: The Cross of Christ by Marianne and George VanDelft....10

How …

The Radiant Preciousness Of Jesus: Mouths To Taste, Lips To Declare, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about using our mouths to savor Christ in communion and to declare God's praise.

The Radiant Preciousness Of Jesus: Hands To Worship And Embrace The One We Crucified, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about Jesus's welcoming hands.

The Radiant Preciousness Of Jesus: Feet To Follow Jesus, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about Jesus's obedience and willingness to suffer as a model for Christians.

The Radiant Preciousness Of Jesus: Ears To Hear, Hearts To Obey, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about what it means for Christians to hear God and obey.

Understanding The Covenant, Hour Of Jesus, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the Third Sunday of Lent, March 11, 2012: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19; 1 Cor 1:18-25; Jn 2:13-22.This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

The Radiant Preciousness Of Jesus: Eyes To Behold Our Savior's Grandeur, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about spiritual blindness and the gift of trusly seeing Christ.

The Radiant Preciousness Of Jesus: Series Introduction, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

Introduction to a series of devotionals designed for meditation on Jesus's love during Lent.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 102 - Lent / Easter (December 2011), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

The Seven Last Words by Kathryn Roelofs and Norman B. Steen....3

Drumming to the Heartbeat of God by Eric Nykamp....32

Worshiping the Triune God: Proclamation by Paul Detterman....38

Articles

Editorial: “But Now Has Christ Arisen” by Joyce Borger....2

Walking the Stations of the Cross by Carrie Steenwyk....10

Q&A: Connecting Baptism and Lent by Kathy Smith....31

Highlighting the Church Year with Dance by Julia K. Start Fletcher....36

Going Viral: What’s Your Song? by Nicholas Schuurman....42

For Pastors: Beyond Blame by Doug Bratt....44

Resources

Noteworthy: Songs for Lent, Good Friday, and Easter …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 98 - Lent / Easter (December 2010), Reformed Worship Editors

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Features

Walking with Jesus through Holy Week by Tom Vos....3

Good Friday News by David Gambrell....4

Lead Me to the Rock by Sonya Vanderveen Feddema....6

To the Cross by Leon H. Johnston....15

Stations of the Cross by Julie Janisch....16

A Creative Communion by Eric Nykamp....18

Let the Trumpet Sound! by Peter Kuipers....29

An Arts Festival for Holy Week by A. Merril Smoak, Jr....32

The Suffering Servant by Tim Schuurman....34

Singing the Shepherd Psalm by Carl P. Daw, Jr.....38

Identifying with Christ by Stacey Gleddiesmith....42

Departments

Editorial: What Language Shall …

A Moment To Pause And Recall Our Baptism, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle C liturgical readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 14, 2010: Jos 5:9-12, Ps 34, 2 Cor 5:17-21, Lk 15:1-3, 11-32. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.