As we move through this season of Lent, I want us to confront a truth we often try to avoid: there are two ways to live. One leads to life, and the other leads to death. In my study of Romans 8 , Deuteronomy 30 , and Proverbs 14 , I have been struck by the profound choice we face between a faith centered on human effort and one sustained by the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit. The Shift Toward Human Experience About a century ago, a significant shift began in our nation’