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“From ashes to ashes and dust to dust…”
This week welcome Ash Wednesday which ushers us into the 40-day season leading up to Easter known as Lent.
Those who are familiar with the liturgical church just got a little stressed because the follow-up question is always, “What are you giving up for Lent?”
The tradition (not a biblical tradition, by the way) is to fast something for 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter to remember the suffering of Jesus.
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Dallas Willard said, “Fasting is how we learn to suffer happily.”
In episode {35} we unpack the discipline of fasting but we also offer a different approach to Lent this year.
What’s getting between you and God?
There’s been a fair amount of suffering over the last year. We’ve already given up a lot.
Maybe this year Lent needs to look a little different than giving up yet another thing.
What if we took a more creative approach to these 40 days?
How can I look more like Jesus when we get to Easter than I do today?
Let’s unpack that question together in episode {35} of Have Hope; Will Travel.
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Resources Referenced:
{34} Allyship Is Not Optional [Lise Farah]
{15} Let’s Talk About Race [Haley Lowe]
The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard