by ParticularlyCALLED | Mar 31, 2022 | Personal Growth, Seasonal Reflections, Spiritual Growth
How to fast without giving up food? Is that even possible? Isn’t fasting by definition, “the foregoing of food” (literally: “to abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink especially as a religious observance” (Oxford Languages)? But ever...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Mar 1, 2022 | Endurance, Seasonal Reflections |
Is it even possible to Embrace a Cross? We all have crosses. Maybe they are objectively horrible, or only intolerable to us. But we all suffer and it is always more than we can handle. Matthew 16:24 exhorts: “Take up your cross…” and yet our tendency...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Mar 1, 2022 | Seasonal Reflections
When I say “Lent is my favorite season” or “I’m so excited for Lent to start!” people look at me like I’m crazy. Am I crazy? Maybe a little masochistic (in the eyes of the world)? Or is there just a secret that most of the world...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Feb 28, 2022 | Seasonal Reflections
What is the real Purpose of Lent? Why do we have this season anyway? Why all the focus on “sacrifice”? Why do we fast? How do we decide what to “give up” or what to do? Why make resolutions anyway? It is true that Lent encourages us to make...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Feb 23, 2022 | Seasonal Reflections
Do you dislike Lent? Does it feel like a season for annoying rules and complaining? Do your good intentions feel somehow unappreciated or worthless? Does your extra prayer or acts of service seem empty, aimless or uncertain? Hatred for Lent seems to be an...
