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 …
Lent – Monday, March 9
Give up self-determination and learn hunger for truth. Proverbs says that “without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.” How many times in your life have you come …
Lent – Saturday, March 7
Lent – March 7 Give up over-commitment and learn Sabbath Keeping. Person 1: “Hello, how are you?” Person 2: “I’m so tired.” This conversation is more common than you’d believe. …
Lent – Friday, March 6
Lent – March 6 Give up guilt and learn acceptance. Thirty years ago I knew a person who was one of the most tormented people I’ve ever known. Tormented by …
Lent – Thursday, March 5
Give up blame and learn forgiveness We like to blame everyone else. Comedian Flip Wilson used to say in his Geraldine skit that “the Devil made me do it.” We …
Lent – Wednesday, March 4
Give up judging and learn to welcome others. We people are bad about making comparisons and judging the motives of others. We often have a little list going in our …
Lent – Tuesday, March 3
Give up people-pleasing and seek God’s blessing. The impulse to please other people is common in the human experience. We please by giving in to another’s desires, by buying approval, …
Lent – February 29
Give up Impatience and Learn Patience Road Rage is now a thing. It sits in a cage in our minds, growling and snarling, but in a moment the cage door …