Episode 82 - What is Lent?

Are you familiar with the season of Lent? According to a recent survey, while 7 in 10 Americans celebrate Easter, only 16% will partake in the Lent tradition this year. So what’s the big deal? Join me today as I interview one of Bible2School’s Area Coordinators, Bruce Ratliff, as he talks about Lent as a journey to joy. Together we’ll unpack how preparing our hearts for Easter through the practice of Lent can draw us and our families closer to our Lord and Savior. 

Ready to hear how Lent isn’t just about giving UP, but about giving TO? Let's go....

BRUCE RATLIFF is an Area Coordinator with Bible2School and loves being a part of this ministry that shares Jesus with our children.  Bruce and his wife, Kathy, live in Millersville, PA, and love spending their free time going on adventures with their grandchildren, Zooey, 7, and Teddy, 5.  Bruce is Ordained in the Church of the Nazarene and currently serving the Salvation Army as Coordinator for New Beginnings, a transitional housing program for men in addiction recovery.

Resources For You:

Psalms 120-134 - Psalms of Ascent

Matthew 6 -  - prayer, fasting & giving

Sermon on the Mount

John 10:1-21  - The Good Shepherd

Isaiah 58:1-12

Matthew 25

Matthew 23 - White Washed Tombs

Woman at the well

The Chosen Podcast Episode 80

Revelation 4

Hebrews 10:24-25 - don’t give up meeting together

Resurrection eggs

Making a Garden Tomb (resurrection garden) with your kids

Resurrection Rolls - Recipe

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