I’ve never celebrated Lent before.  I grew up non-denominational, and it wasn’t until college when I learned what lent was (yeah, I was that sheltered).  But once I grasped the concept it seemed little more than a silly tradition, where a bunch of people give up something they don’t need to in order to be a little more spiritual.  Obviously, I was wrong.  I read more on the subject, and began to figure at the very least I’d give it a shot.  Continue Reading…

In Luke 9:23-26 Jesus tells his followers some stuff that scares many off.  It’s in that passage that we hear Jesus telling those around him to “pick up your cross and follow me.”  Obviously with hindsight being 20-20 we can see that he was pointing to his own upcoming death.  But I can’t help think that as Americans we might be missing part of the message. Continue Reading…