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Adopt a Shut-In

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.  We have 17 members who are homebound or in nursing homes.  Our Evangelism Committee asked people to consider adopting one or more of these members during the six weeks of Lent.  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.

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.  She actually cleaned someone’s workshop today in exchange for a gift to her project.  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.  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.  I realized that I hadn’t been the best steward of my … Read entire article »

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