Give up pride and learn humility The major message of advertising is that you are important and deserve the very best of everything: cosmetics, automobiles, clothing, and housing. It’s hard …
Lent – Thursday, April 2
Give up resisting change and learn to take risks. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome estimated that until 1900, information doubled every century. By 1945 it doubled every 25 years. …
Lent – Wednesday, April 1
Give up idolatry and learn to worship. During the Old Testament period of time, people actually carved idols out of wood and stone to which they would pray and devote …
Lent – Tuesday, March 31
Give up worry and learn to trust God. Worrying is feeling uneasy or being overly concerned about a situation or problem. With excessive worrying, your mind and body go into …
Lent – Monday, March 30
Give up the Quick Fix and take the long view of change. We are raised to believe in the quick fix. Television dramas resolve difficult problems in one hour. A …
Lent – Week 6
Sunday, March 29 – No Devotional Monday, March 30 Tuesday, March 31 Wednesday, April 1 Thursday, April 2 Friday, April 3 Saturday, April 4
Lent – Saturday, March 28
Give up alienation and learn unity. There have been other times when our nation as been at war with itself even though it feels like the times we live in …
Lent – Friday, March 27
Giving up loneliness and learn to love others. There is a big difference between loneliness and being alone. Loneliness creates a huge ache and feeling of rejection. Being alone presents …
Lent – Thursday, March 26
Give up busyness and learn to be calm. Lissa Rankin, M.D. writes that “It seems to me that too many of us wear busyness as a badge of honor.” Too …
Lent – Wednesday, March 25
Give up destructive speech and embrace gracious word. The ancient Jews were conscious how they spoke, especially when it came to God’s name. God’s name in the Hebrew is spelled …
Lent – Tuesday, March 24
Give up mediocrity and learn to love excellence. There’s a Southern expression, “A lick and a promise.” It’s used in a sentence this way. “We have company coming over tonight, …
Lent – Monday, March 23
Give Up Throwing in the Towel and Learn to Be Engaged. There’s probably no better illustration of persistence than the fans of the Chicago Cups. The Cubs fans are widely …
Lent – Saturday, March 21
Give up being distracted and be present in the moment. It’s common to see a family, out for a nice meal at some local restaurant, each member firmly fixed on …
Lent – March 20
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 …