Lent is complicated. It is full of big and very abstract ideas and yet it is an integral part of the Christian calendar. I recognize that not all traditions or denominations observe Lent, but for me, it was important that I took time this year to articulate what all of these “strange customs” mean in a way that not only my children, but other children could understand them. So here we go: What is Lent?
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As much as I can respect that you want to raise your children in the same faith as you, do you not think the death of Jesus is a little brutal for a child? If put in a movie it would receive an R18 rating and in 2004 the Passion of Christ which is the most biblically accurate crucifixion movie was given such a rating. By all means yeah them the non violent parts about Jesus such as the healing of the sick and feeding the hungry but please wait till she is old enough to understand such a horrible death. I was 14 when my pastor showed the Passion of Christ at our church movie night and I had serous nightmares for years after seeing it.