For many, Lent means spiritual self-improvement through sacrifice. It’s often all about what to “give up” for Lent.
But Jesus’ 40 day fast in the wilderness was not for his own sake. It was all to prepare for his ministry,…
Sacrifice
You know what’s a huge pain? Sacrifice. I mean the real kind, where you have to actually sacrifice something. Man, I pretty much totally hate it.
See, I like the kind of “sacrifice” that makes me feel…awesome. You know, like…
Everyone knows that Lent is about sacrifice. So it’s fitting that the first reading in the second Sunday of Lent recalls one of the most famous sacrifices of all time.
Here’s the background. Abraham really only desires one thing–a son…
“How big is my girl?” my father would ask when I was a child. Then he would help me stretch out my arms as wide as I could, saying: “So big!” I knew this was just a game, but I…
