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Susan Campbell: This is Lent And Christians who celebrate Lent -- the 40-plus days leading up to Easter -- often do so by giving up something that means something to them (like chocolate) but is usually, ultimately, not all that important to their lives. Boyle cooks up Lent treats pledge Singer Susan Boyle makes pancakes at an event in Edinburgh on Shrove Tuesday ahead of giving up chocolate for the six weeks of Lent. Sacrifice for Lent The Lenten season is a time of renewing our baptismal promises. Now is a good time to reflect on the meaning of Lent and why we make sacrifices during this time. Lent offers time for reflection Lent is the Rev. Scott Kaufman's favorite time of year. The 40-day season that leads to Easter, beginning Wednesday with Ash Wednesday, offers the faithful a refreshing time of reflection and prayer, according to the pastor of Faith Community United Church of Christ in Maumee. Lent challenge to demonstrate generosity Stewardship is inviting Christians to do their bit in changing the world this Lent Lent 2012: Lenten Fast Begins On Ash Wednesday With Prayers, Poems, Reflections Prepares For Easter The 40 days of Lent that lead to Easter are the most sacred and spiritually powerful in the Christian calendar. From the Ash Wednesday reminder to 'remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,' to the the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, to the joyful Easter song of 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today' -- Lent is a time when Christians are invited to examine our faith, and deepen ... Minister gives up tweets for Lent Tory minister David Jones insists he has the willpower to give up Twitter until Easter. Shrove Tuesday and Lent Meditation Lent, beginning with Shrove Tuesday, is an opportunity to get into the daily habit of meditation and prayer. Churches celebrate Lent in a multitude of ways It might be hard to believe, but Lent will begin in five days on Ash Wednesday. For Christians, Lent is a time of inward spiritual reflection, prayer and fasting. Some make resolutions to give up a bad habit or take on a good one. Professor: Dead birds in cemetery may be linked to start of Lent The mystery over dead birds discovered in a local cemetery may be connected to the start of Lent. A Kutztown University anthropology professor said the dozens of chicken carcasses found at Aulenbach Cemetery in Mt. Penn and Reading, does not mean there is a satanic cult in Berks County. "Rituals like this take place to try and maintain balance between the physical world and the spiritual world ...
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