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Lent: Not Just Religious Ritual! (A Biblical Explanation)

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The Remnant Radio

Society & Culture, The Remnant Radio, Christianity, Apologetics Podcast, Gifts Of The Spirit, Christian Faith, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Culture, Theology Podcast, Remnant Radio

4.7 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like your church calendar skips straight from Christmas cheer to Easter celebration—missing something crucial in between? You're not alone, and Lent might be the answer. Join Joshua Lewis and author Elyse Fitzpatrick to understand why Lent matters for every believer—not just the high church crowd. Elyse shares her transformative Ash Wednesday experience during the pandemic and why spending 40 days reflecting on Christ's suffering changed everything about her faith. This isn't abou...

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0:00.0

Hey guys, Joshua Lewis here with Remnant Radio, and I'll tell you about Rimcon this spring in San Diego, California.

0:06.8

The dates are February 5th through the 7th, and the subject of the conference is growing in the Gifts of the Spirit.

0:12.3

You can join us there in person or via live stream, and what you're going to get out of that conference is some serious theological training on the gifts of the Spirit.

0:22.6

What are they? How do they operate?

0:28.1

There's also going to be opportunities to break out and practice spiritual gifts in a kind of biblical,

0:33.9

safe, and orderly way. We've got lectures from myself, Michael Miller, Michael Roundtry, John Mark Baker, from the Minor Prophets, and Dr. Sam Storms. So if you're looking to move beyond just

0:38.9

the theoretical and learning the theology of spiritual guests, but you're actually wanting to start

0:42.8

practicing them for yourself, I'd encourage you to come out and hang out with us February 5th

0:48.3

through the 7th there in San Diego, California. Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the wonderful

0:53.5

world of remnant radio. My name is Joshua Lewis, and today I'm with Elise Fitzpatrick, and we're going to be

0:58.0

talking about Lent, not Advent.

1:00.0

You guys stay tuned.

1:01.0

It's going to be an exciting program.

1:02.0

It's a bit of an inside joke, maybe, but I started the program sitting down, introduced

1:10.0

myself to Elise, and said, I'm really excited to talk about Advent today. She goes, yeah, that's exciting. Let's talk about that. She goes, are we talking about Lent? And I was like, no, I'm so sorry. I pretend I'm high church all the time, but I forget my church calendar. So excited to have her on today. Lots of really cool stuff going on here at Remnant Radio. So you'll know that we've got a conference in San Diego, California, just coming up this February for interested in coming to attend that conference with us. We encourage you. Jump over to that newsletter. You get a discount, early bird discount that's going, I think it's through December. So as long as this video has been released before then, you guys go check that out, get your early bird discount. We've got courses, all kinds of cool videos. You get e-books when you sign up for the newsletter, all kinds of cool free stuff. So thank you so much for tuning in. Subscribe to the channel, like the video, all those fun pleasantries. And without further ado, I'm going to introduce you to my guest today. Elise, tell us a little about yourself and your ministry before we dive into the subject matter today. Yeah, thanks. And you're coming to San Diego,

2:03.7

which is, you know, Elise, tell us a little about yourself and your ministry before we dive into the subject matter today.

2:08.3

Yeah, thanks. And you're coming to San Diego, which is, you know, where I live. So February is a good time to be here.

2:19.7

So was raised in Southern California, was not raised in a particularly Christian home, although my grandmother took me to the Lutheran church where I was baptized and confirmed, although I never had come to faith.

2:26.1

Lived the Southern California lifestyle, really liked it, and also was really crushed by it.

2:32.8

Right before my 21st birthday.

2:36.6

The Lord brought a friend Julie into my life.

2:40.4

She talked to me about Jesus.

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