Because Lent isn't a self-improvement project, even a spiritual self-improvement project. It isn't a diet or a life beautification regime. Lent is a promise to walk with Jesus even into the desert.

Lent is the 40-day period preceding Easter that focuses on remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus. Sundays aren’t included, but it’s actually 46 days if you count them.

Lent, which began last week, is not well understood even by many of the Catholics who observe it. It’s a “penitential season” lasting 40 days — not counting Sundays — from Ash Wednesday ...

During Lent, Christians observe various practices and traditions aimed at spiritual growth, self-discipline and reflection. However, Lent is observed differently by multiple religious denominations.

Lent is also a great time to work on our habits of prayer. Scripture and prayer help us on our journey as followers of Jesus, so that’s why we might take something on. I wish we could rebrand Lent.

Lent is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. This represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert ...

Lent is a mystery to a lot of people. Many folks are generally aware that it’s a religious observance that happens every spring and somehow involves people getting ashes smeared on their ...