In a room with three mysterious doors that all lead to the same hallway in Petersime Chapel, a great group of spiritual students meet every Thursday night during Lent for a Lenten study series, led by campus pastor Dr. Steven Crain.
       
Lent is the forty-day season of fasting and prayer before Easter, lasting from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday. This season represents the time that Jesus spent in the desert where he overcame constant temptation by Satan, according to the Bible. It is usually marked by such signature traditions as fish on Fridays or giving up a vice, but these traditions vary by denomination.
       
The study series started on Valentine’s Day and has run every Thursday since. Based on the Old Testament book of Luke, the five sessions work their way through the book, beginning with Luke 4 1-13, which details the temptations of Jesus by the Devil, and ending with the crucifixion of Jesus on March 13 in Luke 23.
       
Crain, who is a first-year pastor on campus, enjoys the weekly gathering.
    
“It is a real diverse group, coming from many backgrounds, which makes the conversation interesting,” he said.
      
Being in a new leadership and spiritual position on campus led Crain to evaluate programs and activities that were done in the past, as well as look for new ones for the religious student population.

“I thought it would be good to sit with people to just get some good conversation going,” he said.

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