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A simple exercise for Lent

Here’s a very simple way to keep Lent, which starts tomorrow, February 13: Take a piece of paper. Number it from 1-47. Put it next to your computer or in the bathroom or on the wall next to your bed. Starting on Ash Wednesday, every day for the next forty-seven, cross off one of the […]

by Jon Swanson

Lent, fasting, giving up, focus.

The desire to “give up something” for Lent lasts all year. The second most visited post on my blog is one I wrote about Lent in 2011: “33 things to give up for Lent.” All year long people come to this post by searching for the topic “give up for Lent”. Which is intriguing, because Lent doesn’t […]

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Some answers for some questions you may have.

If you are living in Fort Wayne and you want to volunteer a few hours for a non-profit, read Impact52.org. And Strengthening Churches and Nonprofits talks about where Nancy works. If you are wanting to help kids get the food they need, read about Rich’s Ride around Florida. If you are wanting to get ready for Lent, […]

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Nehemiah, feasts, Lent, and a new ebook.

Nehemiah has challenged me many ways. The biggest so far is the beginning of a series of publications that I’m talking about as “A New Routine.” I published the third ebook this weekend, this one as a Lent reader (Kindle) (Nook). Here’s how it relates to Nehemiah. In my Nehemiah email, I wrote about Nehemiah […]

by Jon Swanson

On Ritual, Routine, and Lent

I don’t think of Lent as a time to form habits. I think of it as a time to give up. But embracing something new always has in it surrender. And surrender always has offers something new. So what if I approached Lent as a time of testing. Not being tested as much as testing […]