Give up feeling bitter and embrace contentment. Pastors have many opportunities to be with families when a family when a family member has died. Occasionally I encounter a family that …
Lent – March 19
Give up seeking happiness and find joy. Disneyland advertises itself as the “happiest place on earth” which may be the truth. Block for block, there is probably no place with …
Lent – Wednesday, March 18
ent – March 18 Give up complaining and learn to praise. Complainers contribute nothing to the good of mankind. It is the nature of complainers to only sound off about …
Lent – Tuesday, March 17
Give up indifference and invest yourself fully. “I don’t vote,” said the indifferent young adult; “my vote doesn’t count.” So, s/he spends her/his life going to work, watching tv, and …
Lent – Monday, March 16
Give up a scarcity mindset and enjoy God’s wealth. One of the most egregious examples of scarcity thinking is the wealthy individual that continues to add wealth and refuses to …
Lent – Saturday, March 14
Give up negativity and be optimistic. How many times do you hear it? Someone says, “I think we’re living in the last days. Things are just getting worse and worse. …
Lent – Friday, March 13
Lent – March 13 Give up hatred and learn to love. Fred Phelps, the founder of Westboro Baptist Church, died on March 19, 2014. He was famous for the hateful …
Lent – Thursday, March 12
Lent – March 12 Give up apathy and learn to show attention. You’ve probably heard the joke. “What is the difference between ignorance and apathy?” “I don’t know, and I …
Lent – Wednesday, March 11
Give up entitlement and learn humility. A woman who teaches young adults for the County told me about some of the behaviors she must contend with among these young people …
Tuesday, March 10
Give up impurity and learn to be holy That we now live in a “post-truth” era becomes more apparent everyday as we hear “your truth, my truth” and we watch …