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40 Day Bible Reading Guide for the Gospel of John
I have just added a 40 day Bible reading guide for the Gospel of John to the Lent Resource page. Â It is a check list along with some tips on how to be consistent in your Bible reading. Â While this list is set up as a Lenten discipline it really could be used over any 40 day period. Â This list begins on a Wednesday and ends on a Saturday six weeks later. Â Sunday’s are free days for catching-up or reflecting on a reading that grabbed you from earlier in the week. Â I did this because traditionally Sundays are not included in the count of 40 days of Lent. Last year a member of my church took on reading the Gospel of Luke in 40 days. That discipline got him start reading … Read entire article »
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Adopt a Shut-In
Ash Wednesday is just two weeks away now. Tonight, our church launched a new discipline for people to adopt during Lent that I am very excited about. Â We have 17 members who are homebound or in nursing homes. Â Our Evangelism Committee asked people to consider adopting one or more of these members during the six weeks of Lent. Â We have a very distinct mission for our adopters. At the beginning of Lent we are giving each … Read entire article »
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Different Tomorrow Today–Get Inspired.
I mentioned in a recent post that my daughter, Ruth, is going to be raising money to purchase a cow for a needy family via Heifer Project International as a Lenten project. I am really proud of her for taking on something so ambitious. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th, but she is already up and running. Â She actually cleaned someone’s workshop today in exchange for a gift to her project. Â She has started … Read entire article »
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27 Days Until the Start of a New You!
What if you could be saying this time next year, “I just finished the New Testament.” Today, I had a man come in my office and declare to me that he has finished the New Testament all but the Book of Revelation. Â His Bible reading began last Lent when he adopted scripture reading as a lentenndiscipline. Multiple times he has come to me with stories of how a passage has spoken to him or how he understood something differently because of the scripture reading he is now doing. That could be you. You could be a physically fitter you who saved money for 40 days. Last year I wanted to work on what I call body holiness and simplicity. Â I realized that I hadn’t been the best steward of my … Read entire article »
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