February 19, 2024 | By Emma Ventresca BF ‘26

The spirit of Lent is not found simply in making a sacrifice or warding off temptation and counting down the forty days until that same sense of temptation or desire can once again exist within our beings. Let us not simply trudge through Lent, but rather, let us invite it to renew us as we look towards the rest of our days.

February 17, 2024 | By Jacob Brogdon Cornell ‘25

If the church is going to fruitfully interact with secular society, it needs to focus foremost on becoming the true version of the church, independent of pressures from secular society. Lent helps us do this.

February 16, 2024 | By Jason Lan, Cornell ‘25

Why do we, as God’s creation, get to judge others made in His likeness and image? Why do we get to decide who is worthy of our time? When we commit such sins against our neighbor, we implicitly tell God that His creation isn’t good enough for us, that we are somehow better. It is the understanding of these things that allows us to recognize and acknowledge God’s love for us.

February 15, 2024 | By Hannah Turner BK ‘23+1

Deny myself, take up my cross, and surrender to the will of God—that is the avenue to a life of abundance. This does not mean denying my responsibilities nor does it mean lacking in ambition. But it means asking what am I responsible to and for what am I ambitious? God knows that the answer to those questions and the joy of life-giving purpose is found in Him. 

February 14, 2024 | By Zeki Tan MY ‘25

Fasting heightens our senses to our vulnerability. Instead of spotlighting the strength of our willpower in, say, disciplining our bodies to achieve a desired figure, fasting reveals the limits of our bodies, opening our eyes to our need for God and each other.