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Tag Archives: Lent
Mini Revival
It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the 40-day (+ Sundays) season of repentance and preparation. Think of it as your personal mini-revival. Psalm 23:3 (AMP) He refreshes and restores my soul (life). (VOICE)) He makes me whole … Continue reading
The Freedom of Easter
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Tagged Easter, Freedom, Gelasian Sacramentary, Lent
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Fasting Wrong
This headline in my newsfeed caught my eye: “Fasting from meat for Lent? Check out these seafood restaurants.” Jesus said, Matthew 6:17-18 (ESV) But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not … Continue reading
Fasting for . . .
God calls us to fast for good. Isaiah 58:6-7 (MEV) Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, … Continue reading
Fasting from . . .
There’s more to fasting than food. John Chrysostom was the Archbishop of Constantinople at the turn of the fifth century AD. His well-spoken sermons earned him the name “golden mouthed.” He packed a lot of wisdom into a few words.
Fasting during Lent
Fasting (going without something, usually food) is often connected with the season of Lent. Why? Lent looks forward to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and his resurrection from the dead. It’s considered a season of preparation. Joel 2:15 … Continue reading
On Your Face in Prayer
Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent. Lent is the season of preparation, as we remember Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. Lent is a time of prayer. Let’s start flat on the ground in humble gratitude … Continue reading
Taste Good
1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV) Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. The Lord is good. Indeed.