It's Lent. And we just finished Mardi Gras. On this episode, Chad and Drew have a conversation about getting ready for Lent and traditions before Ash Wednesday. We also have a conversation with Dr. David Fitch from Northern Seminary in Chicago.  Our conversations include: Joshua is skiing. Youth group ski trips. Movie censorship. Mardi Gras. Shrove Tuesday. King Cake. Fat Tuesday and the Filthy Fifty. Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday is the liturgical version of the classic Beatles or Stones question. David Fitch. Theology of Sacramental Presence. How the presence of Christ manifests in places. How are sacraments turned outward. A little fasting goes a long way. The whole church needs more Lent. You will not have a you that is a me without the us. How have you become reconciled back to Christ for the purpose of this world? Living as reconcilers. We pray to "our" Father, not "my" Father.  Different versions of the "presence" of Christ as subjective, experimental or a social reality. Sin in the camp effects the camp (exodus).  Peacemaking and reconciling. Do we believe in reconciliation or do we do reconciliation? What does Lent look like for the sake of other people? Lent and communal sins. Church Calendar (as Christendom). Communal Penitence.  Lent as a prophetic presence. It can't just be purple stuff. Post-modern reality is a reality of community. Lent as the presence of Christ. Christ is a social constructor NOT a social construct.  David Fitch and his Facebook skills.  Find and interact with David Fitch @fitchest and MissioAlliance