Family Lent Challenge

Lent is the forty day period before Easter.  (Well, actually its 46 days - but you don't count Sundays.) It starts this Wednesday.   Lent is not something your church or denomination does, or doesn't do.  Lent is something we will do, or not do, as individuals and families.  Lent is a time to prepare our hearts for Easter... to disciple young believers... and to turn toward God.

Margaret Feinberg has issued the #Lent Challenge.  A challenge to read the entire New Testament in forty days.  This is a great challenge to adults.  Print out the reading guide and set aside 30 minutes a day.  Set your alarm clocks a little early and set your heart of Jesus this Lent.  But don't stop there... Lent was designed to be a time of discipleship when young believers (in age or faith) were trained in the faith...so ...

I'm issuing a #FamilyLentChallenge.  While a 30 minute reading may be too much for your kids to take in, you can read through the life of Christ through daily 5 minute readings which will take you from the birth of Christ to His glorious resurrection.  You can print out Prepare Our Hearts here.

Whether your family routinely does family devotions, or this is completely new to you, may you be blessed by reading the Gospels together this Lent season.