by The Exodus Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Articles, Asceticism, Exodus 90, Our Team Picks, Our Team Picks, St. Michael's Lent
If you’re like most of us, you don’t have it all together. You’ve likely tried, again and again, to break free from the pharaohs and idols that hold you back from becoming the man God has created you to be for this time. The good news is that there...
by The Exodus Team | May 19, 2025 | Asceticism, Our Team Picks
Kings of Summer – Overview Summer can be a hard time in the spiritual life, when we get out of our normal rhythm and go on vacation. After finishing two strong liturgical seasons in Lent and Easter, we may also experience a let down by entering into “ordinary”...
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...
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