The Remnant Radio's Podcast Lent: Not Just Religious Ritual! (A Biblical Explanation)
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Dec 31, 2025 Elyse Fitzpatrick, an author and speaker specializing in Christian theology, delves into the significance of Lent beyond rituals. She shares her transformative Ash Wednesday experience and explains how fasting reveals our dependence on Christ. The conversation highlights the importance of biblical lament and how it counters the comfort-driven culture of Western Christianity. Elyse encourages engaging with the church calendar as a way of discipleship, reminding us that understanding suffering is key to appreciating Christ's resurrection.
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Ash Wednesday Changed Her Practice
- Elyse Fitzpatrick recounts attending an outdoor Ash Wednesday service during the pandemic and being deeply affected by the imposition of ashes.
- That experience began her regular observance of Lent and reshaped her view of Christian lament and repentance.
Lent Keeps Suffering Before Our Eyes
- Lent fills the gap between Christmas and Easter by keeping Christ's suffering before our eyes rather than skipping to celebration.
- Elyse argues this rhythm trains the church to remember Jesus' suffering, repentance, and lament as central to discipleship.
Believers Participate In Christ's Suffering
- Paul and the church embody Christ's suffering: believers' suffering is participation in Christ's body, not meaningless pain.
- Elyse emphasizes suffering aims to bring life and healing as part of redeeming the city and its people.
