Area churches mark Lent with 40-day commitments

Saturday, February 21, 2004

Forty is an important number in Scripture. The Bible tells about Noah spending 40 days aboard the ark and Jesus Christ spending 40 days in the wilderness. And several area Christians are spending 40 days in prayer and purposeful study as preparation for the Easter season.

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