Lent & Easter

The Lent Project is an initiative of Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts. Each daily devotion includes a portion of Scripture, a devotional, a prayer, a work of visual art or a video, a piece of music, and a poem plus brief commentaries on the artworks and artists.

The Seven Last Words of Christ refers to the seven short phrases uttered by Jesus on the cross, as gathered from the four Christian gospels.  This devotional project connects word, image, voice and song into daily meditations on these words.

Last Words: A Lenten Meditation on the Final Sayings of Christ, Week 1

This nine-day devotional is geared towards helping you to engage with scripture in quiet reflection through this special season of Lent.  We invite you to use these in facilitating group/family engagement or for your personal time of devotion. We would like to invite you to engage with this written meditation or the accompanying audio. 


Slō Lent

The Lenten journey is a counterintuitive journey to life by way of the cross. Each year at this time we are invited to turn and face those things from which we would rather run and hide. We walk to the cross where we experience the great unveiling and see things as they really are. We see God for who God is, and we discover ourselves for who we are. 

The Human Becoming: A Lenten Devotional

Jesus Christ rose from the dead bodily. The Old Testament predicted He would. Jesus himself repeatedly said he would die and resurrect. The apostles and all of Scripture proclaim it to be true. The apostles and His followers over the centuries have died, steadfastly believing this. You don't die for something you're not sure about. 15 key references with “Man Says” But “God Says” preceding each Bible verse.

Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Lent Project is an initiative of Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts. Each daily devotion includes a portion of Scripture, a devotional, a prayer, a work of visual art or a video, a piece of music, and a poem plus brief commentaries on the artworks and artists. The Seven Last Words of Christ refers to the seven short phrases uttered by Jesus on the cross, as gathered from the four Christian gospels. This devotional project connects word, image, voice and song into daily meditations on these words.

Last Words: A Lenten Meditation on the Final Sayings of Christ, Week 5

God desires a relationship with all of us and has done everything possible to make it simple. But often, we are the ones who complicate what is simple without reason. In this six-part devotional, a team of Ibero-American students from Wesley Seminary invites us to rediscover the essence of Easter and the Christian faith in its purest and most accessible form.

SIMPLE: Returning to the Essence of Easter

Spend 40 days in Gethsemane – in the garden where Jesus pleads anxiously with His Father and enters into conversation with God.

KykNET Lent Guide 2025: In the Shadow of Gethsemane

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent—a time for reflection, repentance, and renewal when Christians are invited to prepare themselves for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Throughout the forty weekdays and six Sundays in Lent, pray and reflect on God’s renewing power.

God's Word for Life: Week of Ash Wednesday

Amid the hustle and bustle of springtime chores and storefront bunnies, focusing your children on the true meaning of Easter can be a challenge. Bring the family together and show them the way to the Savior instead!
 
These excerpts are taken from the forty-day devotional book, “The Way to the Savior”, by Jeff and Abbey Land.