Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. But much more than the gloomy season of fasting and repentance preceding Easter, Lent, as our BreakPoint Podcast guest Rev. Kenneth Gillespie reminds us, is a time to place Christ once again at the center of our lives.

Rev. Gillespie also discusses the importance of the church year, or, the liturgical year, as a way to orient our entire lives around the faith.  He also provides some practical advice for those who are interested in observing Lent, maybe for the first time.

Download the MP3 audio here.