We were talking about Sabbath on Saturday night in our Sabbath group. I don’t have time or space or energy to capture the whole conversation. But somewhere in the middle of the conversation, I said that many people don’t like the idea of Sabbath because they think it feels legalistic. They start trying to figure […]

“How do you want to be when you grow up?” I was talking with a couple of high school seniors. They were asking some questions about resources. I like to have context for the recommendations I make. So I asked “How do you want to be when you grow up?” They looked at me quizzically. “Can […]

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 […]

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 […]