Tag Archives: Lent

Great American Media is promoting “40 Days of Lent: A Journey of Faith and Reflection” leading up to Easter. From heartfelt films to messages of renewal, reflection and hope from the company’s ...

I never thought I’d get excited about church basement food. But here I am, counting down the days until Friday. I’m not Catholic but one thing I’ve envied is the gathering in ...

Lent may be on the calendar, but it’s not on the radar of most Americans. A traditional 40-day window of fasting before Easter, Lent is observed by around a quarter of U.S. ...

Necessity is the mother of invention, even when it comes to the fish sandwich. Lou Groen, who owned McDonald’s franchises in the Cincinnati area, realized in 1962 that burger sales plummeted on ...

Although Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, many Protestants consider it to be primarily a Catholic season. The commemoration, however, is finding growing popularity among Protestants looking to bring a ...

Instead of gloomy and repulsive, Lent can be transformed into a season of joy. What is your view of Lent? Do you think of it as a long, torturous season, full of ...

What do nature walks have to do with Lent? Each year during Lent we try to imitate Jesus’ time of fasting and prayer by making various sacrifices, denying ourselves our favorite foods ...

Lent is upon us, and most people think about Lent as a time to give things up and “deprive yourself.” But the season is also about giving more of yourself to others, ...

Popular Christian actor Chris Pratt is responding to critics who are attacking his church’s biblical beliefs about sexuality. The criticism comes after he appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and ...

Carlsbad, CALIF |Christian News Service| — Often people will celebrate Lent by giving up chocolate, coffee, alcohol, or some other luxury. Christian music expert Al Menconi has a suggestion of his own ...