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6Apr

Lent

Give Up Yourself, Not Stuff

It’s that time of the year again. As I hear conversations on my campus about everyone broadcasting what they have given up for Lent and who has broken what, I wonder if people are nonchalantly partaking in what seems to be the latest fad. Although Lent is not commonly practiced in a majority of Protestant churches, some have adopted this spiritual practice for many different reasons. During this season of Lent, many Christians from a variety of denominations are fasting from whatever chosen activity in their life to become closer to God, or are they?

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