The next observance mentioned in the Old Testament comes during the days of unleavened bread: Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to ...
1)Carve out time.I don’t know about you, but I can make every excuse in the book not to read God’s Word—I may have good intentions, like reading books about reading the Bible, but there is nothing like opening the pages and letting Scripture saturate you in God...
As we approach the finish line of our reading in 1 and 2 Chronicles, special guest Dr. George Grant joins Raechel and Amanda for Week 6 of Lent 2023. Together they discuss how God worked his plans to renew and restore His people through the power of repentance in the final stories of ...
Hence we find, in the Acts of the Apostles, that the disciples, after the foundation of the Church, applied themselves to fasting. In their epistles, also, they recommended it to the faithful. The primitive Christians seem to have considered Christ, in the above-mentioned passage, as ...
While many of these books may be from Catholic or Orthodox publishers, do not think that will keep evangelicals from reading them. As we have mentioned in other documents, Catholic mysticRichard Rohrwas told by one of his publishers that his largest reading audience was young evangelical men (...
Stations of the Cross for Kidsby Regina Doman; illustrated by Chris Lewis (TAN Books). A bit of behind-the-scenes information about each station, holy relics, and historical events related to some of the places mentioned in the Stations of the Cross will fascinate curious young readers (and...
Update (Mar. 6): After analyzing 73,334 tweets that specifically mentioned giving up something for Lent this year, Stephen Smith has crowned a new winner. “This year, alcohol topped the list for the first time,” noted the OpenBible.info blogger. “It’s been hovering in the ...
Where in the Bible is this even mentioned? Community Answer In the Bible, it is mentioned that Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights. Lent commemorates this. Not Helpful 7 Helpful 59 See more answers Ask a Question Submit Tips Giving something up for Lent is no ...