tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post8947066527793361509..comments2023-06-11T00:49:23.591-07:00Comments on Charisms on Campus: Lent!Charisms on Campushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312118662106641305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-37318095290796603402010-02-15T21:08:17.080-08:002010-02-15T21:08:17.080-08:00What sounds like a good idea to me is if you reall...What sounds like a good idea to me is if you really try to set aside a time to read the Bible, and listen to and worship God each day, because this, like you said, will carry over past Lent. Also, if you are truly committed to doing it (which I believe you are), Satan will be tempting you in any way he can to keep you from growing in Christ, so you will be encountering suffering in that way. Whichever you decide, I pray it'll be a time of growth in your walk with God. <br /><br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-62202012849565751892010-02-13T15:59:14.006-08:002010-02-13T15:59:14.006-08:00This year I've resolved to give up smoking and...This year I've resolved to give up smoking and wine for the entirety of Lent (I'm a drinking smoker..so...). I'm also committed to praying morning prayer every day over 40 days and practicing the piano every day. And, I'm not going to curse. I'm going to punish myself by extending my lenten period a day each time I fail to do something.~Joseph the Workerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512362705041608396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-2585931761360375742010-02-13T15:25:35.151-08:002010-02-13T15:25:35.151-08:00deltaflute: legumes in various forms (perhaps w/ri...deltaflute: legumes in various forms (perhaps w/rice) and dairy products are the main options to replace meat proteins. I often opt for chick peas myself.<br /><br />One thing: soy is even good from a protein standpoint. The problem is that it contains plant estrogens and in large quantities can affect your cycle and even put you at risk for breast cancer (especially if, God forbid, your gynecologist succumbs to the temptation to prescribe progesterone to 'even things out').<br /><br />Let's say I found out about this from experience. I ended up with cancer some years agon, and basically can't use soy at all anymore - except maybe tofu. Any other soy I'm apparently very sensitive to.caraboskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-45472922706081522852010-02-13T10:05:11.996-08:002010-02-13T10:05:11.996-08:00Usually I fast for Ash Wednesday and Good Friday a...Usually I fast for Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and every Friday would go meatless. This year I can't really fast because I'm breast feeding, but I'm going to try to still go meatless. I'll have to substitute something for the protein that I'll be missing.<br /><br />Sometimes I pick something to sacrafice for Lent. I've given up chocolate, tv, and other things like that. I know the idea is to give up something in order to be closer to God. This year I don't think I'll be purposefully giving up something. I think spending my time taking care of my son and learning through that the sacrafices God makes for us everyday is a great way of getting closer to God. Being a new parent shifts the focus of life for me. You learn not to take anything for granted including being able to dash off to the bathroom. :)Deltaflutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489950329698009256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-45453602676456457822010-02-11T08:58:11.457-08:002010-02-11T08:58:11.457-08:00I used to be veg just because I don't like kil...I used to be veg just because I don't like killing animals. But in recent years I have taken to fasting during Ramadan, and this year one of the Muslims in the circles I currently travel in asked me why I don't observe Lent or something instead of fastng during Ramadan. At that point, I went and looked up the requirements for the Roman Catholic Lenten fast, and discovered that being veg, I was already going even beyond the requirements of the Lenten fast - year round!<br /><br />So I decided to dedicate my vegetarianism to the Lord as a fast that I will only break for medical necessity or if I am in someone else's home and there isn't a meatless alternative to what they are serving available, so as not to make a big deal about personal religious observance. I don't know if the Lord will lead me to do this for the rest of my life, but for the foreseeable future, yes, I am observing a permanent fast.caraboskanoreply@blogger.com