40 Days to the Cross: Reflections from Great Thinkers

Overview

Immerse yourself in the season of Lent with 40 Days to the Cross. Reflect on the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ with writings from great thinkers—including early church fathers, medieval writers, and influential pastors. This devotional will guide you through a time of confession, reading, and reflection during the 40 days leading to Easter.

Christians from many church traditions have marked the occasion of Jesus’ death and resurrection by a period of fasting known as Lent. The traditional calendar for Lent goes from Ash Wednesday to Easter, with exceptions for Sundays (always a feast day). 40 Days to the Cross will help you contemplate our shared experience of Jesus’ death and resurrection—the very center of our faith.

40 Days to the Cross: Reflections from Great Thinkers:

• Includes curated writings from great theologians: Excerpts are organized into a devotional format that relates them to daily readings from the Gospel of Mark.
• Connects you to a spectrum of influential Christian thinkers: Reflections come from church fathers like Augustine, John Chrysostom, and Jerome; medieval Christians such as Thomas à Kempis and Thomas Aquinas; and later pastors like John Newton and Charles Spurgeon.
• Doubles as a journal: Response questions prompt you to journal within the resource.