21 Feb From Awaken Nashville to Lent
Being a three streams church gives us a full experience with the presence of God, but it also means we can be involved in more activities as we link arms with friends in each stream. It has been a joy to be part of the Awaken Nashville prayer initiative with our evangelical and charismatic streams. God has united over 600 churches in Middle Tennessee for this time of spiritual focus that ends this Sunday. Now, we join the liturgical stream for the centuries-long tradition of Lent, which starts on Wednesday, February 26, this year. "Lent lasts for forty days, which are counted in an odd way. If you don't include Sundays, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. That's because Sunday is always a feast day, a day to celebrate the Lord's resurrection, and people don't need to maintain their Lenten disciplines on Sundays. Lent ends at sunrise on Easter morning." To begin...