Non-Catholics are adopting Lent...

MSNBC.com has an interesting article about non-Catholic Christians utilizing the observance of Lent. It's odd to me that such a thing is newsworthy. Many of us in Christianity have been observing Lent and other "traditions" for quite a while. I find it interesting that Christianity is often chided for being years behind culture, but the media and general public are actually about 3-5 years behind the changing tides in Christianity as well. The article probably doesn't give anything new, but at least the conversation is taking place.

Here's a quote:

Experts say most who have taken on such practices have grown disillusioned with the contemporary, shopping-center feel of the megachurches embraced by baby boomers, with their casually dressed ministers and rock-band praise music.

Instead, evangelicals -- many of them young -- are adopting a trend that has come to be known as "worship renewal" or "ancient-future worship."

Read the rest of the article.