Evangelicals and Lent

by Christian on April 17, 2011

In a new series, “Questions for the Road,” guests offer three poignant, thought-provoking questions that evangelicals should be asking. This series includes questions about theology, worship, spirituality, politics, and other issues facing evangelicals today. If you have any questions that you think evangelicals should be asking, send queries to christian@restlesspilgrim.com.

David Crosby has been the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in the predominantly Catholic city of New Orleans for 15 years. “I try to make my focus ‘faith expressing itself demonstrated through love’” (Galatians 5:6), he writes. David blogs here.

David kicks off the new series by addressing the following question:

  1. Should evangelicals recognize the Lenten season?
  2. How can we utilize these 40 days to foster spiritual disciplines personally and corporately?
  3. Can we learn anything from this ancient practice of life change and spiritual preparation?
So, what are your answers to these three questions? What question would you add to the list?




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  • Bhcosby

    We can learn a great deal about Lent from the absence of Sundays as part of the 40-day count. Sundays, the feast days, were not included because the Bridegroom was present in a unique way with his people in corporate worship. It’s a helpful practice in both the Lenten fast, but possibly much more in the Lord’s Day celebration. The contrast highlights the importance of the resurrection.

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    i agree with you bhcosby