The Season of Lent

For the past few months, I’ve been revisiting older devotions and bible studies I wrote years ago. I also have notes I have collected over the years.  Since we are approaching the Season of Lent,  I decided to post these notes. — Ty

The Season of Lent

Lent is the season of the church year in which Christians celebrate Jesus’ life, death and resurrection during a forty day period. The forty day period is based on the 40 days and 40 night, Jesus spent in the wilderness fasting after his baptism(Matthew 4:2). Satan knew Jesus was hungry and exhausted and proceeded to tempt Jesus to sin on three occasions, but of course, Satan did not succeed.

During this season, the color purple is used to symbolize repentance, humility and suffering. Read more

What the bible has to say about love?

Love is a word that is used quite frequently in our everyday lives. We love to watch a certain television show. We love to eat pizza. We love go shopping. We love to read books or listen to music. It easy to become confused about love, but God’s word offers a concrete guide.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." (Matthew 22:37-40)

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