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 Jamie Baxter | Jan 18, 2025 | Asceticism, Our Team Picks
I turned off my personal social media accounts about ten years ago. Many gifts came to me through this practice, but I quickly learned that everything comes and everything goes. (I read the newspaper to stay up to date as I need to. That one-day delay on the...
by The Exodus Team | Jan 10, 2025 | Asceticism
In the journey to authentic freedom, Jesus sets the standard: “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). To follow Christ is to walk the path of self-denial, looking beyond worldly comforts to the...
by The Exodus Team | Jan 10, 2025 | Asceticism
Fasting has been an integral part of Christian life for centuries. Rooted in Scripture and tradition, fasting helps believers draw closer to God, make reparation for sins, and offer spiritual sacrifices. Whether during penitential seasons like Lent or on Fridays...
by The Exodus Team | Nov 18, 2024 | Asceticism, Our Team Picks, Prayer
Christmas celebrates God’s entrance into the world to save us from sin and the power of the devil. From our encounter with his incarnate presence, we are transformed and sent into the world on mission. But this requires stepping out of our frenetic activity to listen...
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