This last week we talked about Lent and although it is not a direct teaching from the Bible I think you can see that it has served been provided the Church with a valuable tool, a season of examination (your own life), anticipation (looking forward to celebrating easter) and practicing submission/sacrifice. I was reading a blog from of a friend who is a pastor down the hill in Folsom. You can learn a lot from reading back though his blog entries on his lent experience this year. He gave up desserts and sweets and his family gave up TV! Check it out at: http://www.bradsblog.typepad.com/
– Noah
Lent