What are you giving up for Lent?

NUance said:
StPaulHusker said:
NUance said:
StPaulHusker said:
GM_Tood said:
Beer, Soda, fast food.
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What kind of sicko gives up beer? That just aint right. Even Jesus had wine.
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To be fair, first He ordered water.

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To wash feet. Not to drink.
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I think the water he changed to wine was different than the water he washed feet with. I hope it was anyway.
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That was at some broads wedding. Not at the Last Supper.

 
StPaulHusker said:
NUance said:
StPaulHusker said:
NUance said:
StPaulHusker said:
GM_Tood said:
Beer, Soda, fast food.
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What kind of sicko gives up beer? That just aint right. Even Jesus had wine.
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To be fair, first He ordered water.

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To wash feet. Not to drink.
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I think the water he changed to wine was different than the water he washed feet with. I hope it was anyway.
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That was at some broads wedding. Not at the Last Supper.
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/ "some broad's". LOL

 
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BigRedBuster said:
I always try to take a different look at lent. If it's not your thing...fine....I really don't care. But, if it is something you find value in, I find it a time when I can try to do something more than just "giving up something".

I'm not saying I always succeed in this. But, I find it means more if I do more than...give up fast food...etc.

So, I am going with two things this year:

a) stay off my phone in the evenings when I am around my family in an attempt to be more involved with them.

b) Try to find some way to do something nice for someone totally unexpectedly each day. This could be something extremely small and only take 10 seconds. But, I will try to make it at least noticeable to whom ever I am doing it for. I also know that I probably am not going to be able to do this every day simply because the opportunity might not present itself. That's why I'm throwing in item (a).
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I think this more what the intent of the fasting/sacrifice during Lent is about. It's about improving yourself spiritually as well as going without something you value (sin/vice). The abstention should be more than an inconvenience, otherwise it's just "fast-food religion". I had a co-worker years ago that gave up "apathy" during Lent. It was really impressive to see how this changed him for the better. Anyway, good post BRB

 
NUance said:
5 myths (and one surprising fact) about Lent
By Brian Backe, special to CNN Updated 4:51 PM ET, Tue February 17, 2015

Myth 1: Lent is 40 days

Counting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, there are 46 days.

Then why do we always refer to the 40 days of Lent? The 40 days of fasting during Lent do not include Sundays.

Every Sunday Christians commemorate the day of Christ's resurrection, thus, Sunday by its nature is a day of joy and celebration. The Sundays during Lent are not prescribed days of fasting and abstinence, so meat is permitted.

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Heh. Didn't know that.
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news to me

 
Giving up my 'right' to man cave time at night in order to spend time wt my wife and listening to her first.

 
Anyone slip up yet? I'm still good. But it's tough with the cigars. I still have to tend my humidors every few days, refreshing the propylene glycol solution and such. A couple days ago I found myself looking them over, about ready to pick one out. But I didn't.
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NUance said:
Anyone slip up yet? I'm still good. But it's tough with the cigars. I still have to tend my humidors every few days, refreshing the propylene glycol solution and such. A couple days ago I found myself looking them over, about ready to pick one out. But I didn't.
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You know Sunday's are not technically part of Lent....
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