God gives us some tough challenges, doesn’t He?
He asks us to set our eyes on Him and to value what He values—which is nearly always the opposite of what the world values.
Nowhere does Jesus make this plainer
Lent and Revival
Lent gives us time for serious reflection.
It’s the season for repentance and restarts.
What are you doing to fully enter Lent?
I find Lent to be a good time to do an inventory of what I want to clean out of my life—and what I should continue to pursue.
Many of you likely have heard about the revival that has taken place at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky
Ashes...Lent...What Does it All Mean?
Lent is one of my favorite seasons of the church.
It is the quiet season, the reflective season. Lent parallels the time of year perfectly in this hemisphere, where, in many places, nature is dormant and all life is driven inward.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40-days. It is marked by reflection, fasting, repentance. It concludes in the celebration of the most holy day, Easter.
The forty days of Lent are meant to remind us of the number of days Christ…