{"product_id":"a-time-to-turn-christopher-l-webber-9780819221100","title":"A Time to Turn: Anglican Readings for Lent and Easter Week","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rigorous devotional for the 40 days of Lent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries Lent has been a time when Christians stop and take stock of their lives. It is a time for revisiting the story of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. It is a time of focusing on our sinfulness and the need to repent, as well as a season in which we focus on putting aside our luxuries and making sure that others have what they need. All of these themes, and more, are explored in this collection of Anglican readings that begin with Ash Wednesday and end on the Saturday of Easter Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese readings are arranged in a regular sequence through each week of Lent. Sunday readings focus on God's love, Mondays on the need for discipline, Tuesdays on fasting, Wednesdays on prayer, Thursdays on sin, Fridays on the cross, and Saturdays on baptism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Time to Turn \u003c\/i\u003edraws on the best sermons, books, poems, and hymns of Anglican writers throughout the centuries, with a reading for each day, followed by the brief suggestion for focusing the reader's meditations. Writers include Christina Rossetti, John Donne, Philips Brooks, John Keble, Thomas Traherne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many others. Brief biographies are included, along with a bibliography for those who would like to read more from a given writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher L. Webber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0819221104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819221100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Morehouse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.54w x 0.32d","brand":"Christopher L. Webber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992499454207,"sku":"9780819221100","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1ecbb43-0695-4454-9e02-35d2a9b0dd68.jpg?v=1683319274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-time-to-turn-christopher-l-webber-9780819221100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}