by The Exodus Team | Feb 19, 2025 | Asceticism, Our Team Picks
We give things up for Lent not simply to do things that are painful. The point is to make room for God. We take a step back from our attachments and distractions in order to focus on what is most important. There are three major categories of things we can sacrifice...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Feb 19, 2025 | Asceticism, Our Team Picks
Lent helps us to do something hard but necessary: to take up our cross to follow Jesus. For some reason, we aren’t generally enthused about carrying crosses even if we hypothetically understand that it’s part of the Christian life. The Christian life, however, calls...
by The Exodus Team | Feb 19, 2025 | Our Team Picks
Lent is a time of repentance, of turning to the Lord to receive his mercy and begin again. Jonah resisted the mission given to him to preach repentance to Israel’s enemy, the city of Nineveh. His resistance led him into the pit of darkness in the depth of the sea from...
by The Exodus Team | Feb 19, 2025 | Lent, Prayer
How will you enter into the holy season of Lent this year? Exodus 90 might be known best for its ninety-day challenge but it also offers content throughout all the seasons of the year. Its Lenten challenge begins on Ash Wednesday, focusing on the Prophet Jonah and...
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