7
Mar
2011
Easy Lenten Activity Suggestion: Prayer Jar
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This morning on the way to the church I was thinking through lenten ideas. I was still groping with what to do as my own lenten discipline. I recalled a great idea that my good friend and PD reader Angie Southard had done as an Advent discipline. She created a prayer jar. Here is... Read More
4
Mar
2011
How Not to Read Your Bible Video
I have been doing a lot of work on my Through The Bible In a Year Bible reading program. As I was doing so, I ran across this humorous video on youtube that has some great lessons on how not to read your bible. It’s kind of corny, but nevertheless has some poignant points.... Read More
28
Feb
2011
Three New Lenten Disciplines Posted
I just posted three brand new disciplines to my Lent resource page. Below are links directly to the new disciplines. Each one is a printable PDF, that can be copied back-to-back to create half sheet handouts. Each has an explanation of the discipline and tips for success. There are 10 other great disciplines on the... Read More
23
Feb
2011
Lent is coming, Have you thought about the miracle you would like to see happen?
I just finished creating a “Mark in Forty Days” chart for Lent and am thinking through what I will personally take on. I love Lent. It has become the season that profoundly impacts my life the most each year. I typically don’t give anything up. I take on a spiritual disciple. It is not an... Read More
21
Feb
2011
Four Things to Tell Your Spiritual Inner Slacker to Knock it’s Lazy Can Out of the Seat of Complacency
I have a committee in my head that is always trying to weigh in and undo me spiritually. One of those committee members is my inner slacker. These are few things I tell him, so that he will shut up so I can get something done for Jesus. 1. This is what it takes.... Read More
11
Feb
2011
Why It’s Not Your Fault that You Failed to Read the Bible and How I Can Help You
Have you tried to read the Bible before and failed? Understand something very clearly… It’s not your fault. Did anyone give you a proven plan to do it and do it well? Did anyone reveal to you winning strategies, to help keep you from falling down? Did anyone hand you... Read More