Before we can fully celebrate Easter, we need the wilderness of Lent
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Aaron Damiani2023-03-02T11:31:00
Everyone loves the celebration of Easter Sunday, but not so much the long season of preparation that is Lent. But if we try to skip straight to the good part, we miss the spiritual depth that God is looking to grow in us, says Aaron Damiani
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