Giving up Diet Coke for Lent
I usually don't do this... I became a follower of Jesus Christ at a Baptist Church as a teenager, and before that wasn't really all that "religious" at all. So, participating in what many (for good reason) consider a Catholic tradition (because it is) seems a little weird, but for some reason on Wednesday I felt God nudge me to give something up this year. I hope my Baptist friends don't hurt me ;-). But I did give up something for Lent this year. There are a lot of things about Catholic theology that I firmly disagree with, but this tradition is seriously something that I admire. And honestly... we Baptists, while we are very solid on theology and doctrine are largely deficient in the arenas of self-denial and sacrifice. This is something that I'd like God to work on me on; to deny myself for the sake of knowing Him more and allowing Him to mold me, so this is why I'm taking this leap. And I hope my friends that work at The Coca-Cola Company don...