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| I would argue that the reason so many unbelievers can sit comfortably in our churches and even call themselves born-again Christians is that we give them very little to deny. The offensive message of the cross has been replaced with “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life,” with the cross tucked somewhere underneath it. -Michael Horton |
Brandon: For starters, “celebration” isn’t the mood of Lent at all. It is a season marked by the seriousness of Ash Wednesday, and the approach of Holy Week. The most common Lenten disciplines are fasting, prayer, reading and solitude. Some non-liturgical churches might have a mid-week Lenten service. Liturgical churches simply mark Lent in the regular Liturgy. But it’s not Advent, with its many culturally developed activities. It is a time of preparation and introspection.
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