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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, soda, Angry Birds, and Netflix (ok, I made up the last one—I’ve never heard of anyone giving up...

As you commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, don’t miss the fact that God is in the business of healing the wounds of division.

Lent is a 40-day period of time leading up to Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday.  

During a recent visit to prison, I saw what justice is all about. But not in the way you might think.

The way we define a connection with God is called "religion," and religion on its own simply stinks ...

I've spent a great deal of time moving our church to be "devoted to prayer." During this time, I have developed some fundamentals that I believe I must adhere to if God is going to use me to lead our church toward this goal.

If someone asked you whether we can really know who Jesus is and what He accomplished, could you give a convincing answer?

Ash Wednesday and Lent directly challenge this way of thinking, reminding us that our bodies and souls are inextricably linked, that we are more but not less than physical beings, and that God’s creation was, indeed, good. We will die, one day, a...

The season of Lent is an opportunity for us to reflect on who we are and who God is. The 40 days before Easter is a time to reorder our lives. The long season before Easter — from which we get the Anglo-Saxon Lenten — is a time to remember the...

There’s a passage in N. T. Wright’s masterpiece, “The Resurrection of the Son of God,” in which he describes two kinds of people who refuse to even consider that Jesus actually rose from the dead: “hard-headed historians and soft-headed...

We should be ready with an explanation in mind that shows our hope as a believer. We can explain why we’re making this sacrifice, and that reason should be to glorify God. Here are four things we show people when we participate in Lent.

Easter is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar, when we remember the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, the central work of God in the Gospel. While Lent is traditionally Catholic, more Protestants and Evangelicals...

These are deep topics for kids to understand, so consider Lent a time to introduce them to these concepts. Depending on their ages, it may be as simple as beginning to help them understand what sin is or as complex as teaching the theology behind...

Isn’t it odd that today is both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday? If you ask me, it’s a clear case of divine providence.