Episode 7 Reframing Lent

On today’s episode of the CPC podcast, Kevin Sneed and Brandon Pasion sit down and chat about Lent. Often misunderstood, Kevin and Brandon take a little time to talk through the tradition and purpose of Lent and how we can enter into the story of God through this tradition.

 

Highlights

What Exactly is Lent? - 2:08

• Kevin & Brandon talk about the purpose and origins of Lent. They also discuss the traditional Church calendar and the largest season in that calendar: Ordinary time.

Advent & Lent (The difference is more than just candy) - 11:01

• What are the similarities and differences between Advent and Lent?
• Light and Shadow: The themes and mood surrounding the two seasons.

How do We Celebrate Lent in 2022? - 15:54

• What are the practices associated with Lent and why do we do them?
• How can we integrate those practices into our modern way of life?
• The purpose and beauty of sacrifice during Lent.

Being More Intentional this Lent - 27:11

• How can we as individuals be more intentional this Lenten season?
• Three questions you can ask yourself to establish a practice.
• How will we as CPC celebrate Lent together?

 

Quotables

• 14:07 - “To experience resurrection, which is where Easter takes us, you can’t do that without death. You can’t be resurrected from life. You’re resurrected out of death.”
• 15:54 - “In some ways, Lent just provides you the opportunity to take up any sort of practice that attunes your heart more towards Christ”.
• 17:04 - “We take something, we take a set season… we set aside something or we set up a practice where that then allows us to become more keenly aware of what God is doing in our lives.”
• 24:04 - “I think Lent is the moment that… when we intentionally try to find a way of self denial, we join with Christ in his own self denial in that moment: not my will, but Yours be done. And in Lent, we ask that same prayer.”

 

Resources & References (links to scripture & books mentioned, websites, etc)

• Matthew 6:16 - Sermon on the Mount (discussed at 18:54)
• Living the Christian Year by Bobby Gross (referenced at 20:36)
• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (referenced at 31:45)
• Airheads Candy