After looking at 2 Timothy 3 on Sunday a challenge was given to get to know our Bibles better. Habit’s depending on the source takes anywhere between 59 and 70 days to make a habit. There are 63 days between now and July 23, when we come together for the...
Welcome to Week 6 of our Lenten journey. During this 6 week walk through Jesus life remember that the goal of Lent is to be a time of reflection, preparation and prayer. As you read and reflect this week take a look back at your Lenten Journey. What idols...
Welcome to Week 5 of our Lenten journey. During this 6 week walk through Jesus life remember that the goal of Lent is to be a time of reflection, preparation, and prayer. In week two I shared that I would be fasting from 11 AM to 5 PM. I acknowledge this...
Welcome back to Week 4 of our Lenten journey. During this 6 week walk through Jesus life remember that the goal of Lent is to be a time of reflection, preparation and prayer. In week one we talked about what we were going to sacrifice for Lent. This year I...
Welcome to Week 3 of our Lenten journey. During this 6 week walk through Jesus life remember that the goal of Lent is to be a time of reflection, preparation and prayer. The third tradition I am adding this Easter is Alms-giving. Alms-giving is the act of giving the...
Welcome to Week 2 of our Lenten journey. During this 6 week walk through Jesus life remember that the goal of Lent is to be a time of reflection, preparation, and prayer. Fasting is a traditional part of the Lenten journey. It is a way to focus on Christ without...
Walking The Bible was published in 2001. It was written by Bruce Feiler, a man who was trying to understand his Jewish roots by traveling through the lands of the Old Testament. (The Jews call the first 5 books of the Old Testament, The Torah.) Feiler walks in the very...
Welcome to Week 1 of our Lenten journey. During this 6 week’s walk through Jesus’ life remember that the goal of Lent is to be a time of reflection, preparation, and prayer. Have you decided what you are going to sacrifice? I have chosen to give up soda for this...
I heard someone in the store the other day ask what Lent was. The simplest explanation is Lent is to Easter what Advent is to Christmas. Advent, however, is a time of Joy while the mood for Lent is more somber as it is the perpetration of the death and...