Lent Archives

When we begin to crave sugar or meat, we may wonder when does Lent end this year? And why does it last for 40 days?

Ash Wednesday is always 46 days before Easter Sunday and marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Lent is traditionally a 40-day fast — a...

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 26th, 2020; Lent ends on Holy Saturday, April 9th, 2020. The beginning of Lent is marked by many with...

The purpose of Lent is a period of time to remember Jesus’ fasting in the wilderness and to remember our need for penitence. I like to use this...

And although Easter honors the pinnacle proof of God’s great love, he doesn’t require our specific holidays or any of our manmade rituals. He does,...

Regardless of how you choose to read them, these meaningful psalms can guide your heart and mind toward the cross during this Lenten season.

The sacrifice of a food item in the weeks leading up to Easter seems to have become a falsely pious tradition. We seek to lay down something minor...

More traditional branches of Christianity such as Catholics, Lutherans, and Episcopalians will often hold a Shrove Tuesday dinner prior to Ash...

What is the significance behind Ash Wednesday and why do Christians still attend Ash Wednesday services?

Google the phrase “Ashes to Ashes” and the first thing you’ll find is a famous song by David Bowie. Considered to be a song referencing his own...

Here are four reasons why the start of Lent is the perfect time to commit to reading your Bible every day.

Lent is a season of the year on the Church calendar that Christians have been celebrating for hundreds of years. It is a roughly six-week period...

I can’t help but notice a growth in evangelicals who want to celebrate Lent by “giving something up.” I’ve heard of Christians giving up sugar,...

Lent is a time of reflection and renewed faith as we focus on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Use these Lent prayers as you take...

Whether Ash Wednesday and Lent are new to you, or your church celebrates this season, there is much to learn about and from this 40-day period of...