{"id":440,"date":"2011-04-21T09:51:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flirtingwithfaith\/?p=440"},"modified":"2011-04-21T11:06:33","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T15:06:33","slug":"maundy-thursday-an-ordinary-holy-week-primer-for-an-extraordinary-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flirtingwithfaith\/2011\/04\/maundy-thursday-an-ordinary-holy-week-primer-for-an-extraordinary-season.html","title":{"rendered":"Maundy Thursday: Inspirational Holy Week Stories for an Extraordinary Season&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Wondering about the meaning of Holy Week and Easter? A new friend and talented author, pastor, artist\u00a0<a title=\"McDonald\" href=\"http:\/\/samizdatcreative.com\/our-authors\/dr-david-mcdonald\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. David McDonald<\/a>, has created a helpful site called\u00a0<em><a title=\"Fig Monday\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Common Truth: Ordinary Stories for an Extraordinary Season<\/a><\/em> that offers thought-provoking daily reflections and inspirational Easter season stories for\u00a0<a title=\"sun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=33\" target=\"_blank\">Palm Sunday<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"m\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=36\" target=\"_blank\">Fig Monday<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"g\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=50\" target=\"_blank\">Great Tuesday<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"wed\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22638648\">Spy Wednesday<\/a>, <a title=\"mau\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=55\" target=\"_blank\">Maundy Thursday<\/a>, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.<\/div>\n<div>Check out a\u00a0<a title=\"mau\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=55\" target=\"_blank\">Maundy Thursday<\/a> story here&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22685148\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22685148<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div>And if you are interested in learning more about the earlier days of Holy Week check out a\u00a0<a title=\"fig\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=36\" target=\"_blank\">Fig Monday <\/a>story\u00a0here&#8230;<\/div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22538801\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22538801<\/a>\n<p>A\u00a0<a title=\"great\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=50\">Great Tuesday<\/a> story here&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22594693\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22594693<\/a>\n<p>And a\u00a0<a title=\"comm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/?page_id=53\" target=\"_blank\">Spy Wednesday<\/a> story here&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22638648\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22638648<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<em><a title=\"Fig Monday\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommontruth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Common Truth<\/a><\/em> or keep up with David on\u00a0<a title=\"shadowing\" href=\"http:\/\/shadowinggod.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">his blog <\/a>or at\u00a0<a title=\"westwinds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.westwinds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Westwinds Community Church<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wondering about the meaning of Holy Week and Easter? 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