Last week we talked about spiritual temperaments. Let’s unpack the idea that we may be created with different personalities in how we connect with God. Over on Facebook, my friend Rich Dixon said, “Donald Miller observes how much we’ve set up traditional churches to look like mini-universities. One wonders, though, about the big chunk of […]

I get the Bible texts for our Sunday chapel services from a list that churches all over the world use.  As I was preparing for this Sunday, I created a file of the texts. I started reading to prepare for Sunday. I got nowhere. I could not make sense of the combination of texts from […]

Lent starts today. Some of you are leading groups who will be reading Lent for Non-Lent People. You may have people who ask, “How do I figure out what to give up?” Or you may be wondering yourself. A couple general ways to think: Simply ask yourself, “What helpful, beneficial action do I know would […]

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I’m thinking about fasting from keeping things available. I know that sounds odd. Many people would respond, “Oh, you mean that you are going to put things away!” And it would be clear that they are neat people. But I don’t leave things out. I don’t intentionally […]