I’m terrible at New Year’s resolutions like 90% of the rest of you. For 7 years now I’ve resolved to juggle 5 by the end of the year, and only this year did I actually buy 2 more softballs to add to the 3 I can already juggle. New Year’s Day is a terrible day […]
How I’m Doing Lent This Year
The funny thing about Lent is that I’m the most motivated to celebrate it because of an incredible Ramadan I celebrated one year. I lived in a 99% Muslim country, and many of my friends were Muslim, so though I am a Christian I participated in the fast along with them out of respect. The […]
Fasting for Lent
I know that Jesus said that our fasting should be in secret, but I’m going to at least talk about it a little bit here. LENT is coming, and I’m preaching both Sundays around Ash Wednesday at a protestant church. The funny thing is, when we think that we can beg God’s favor and force […]
Easter – A Defining Day
This is what it means to be genuinely human. Easter offers us the direct route to be the people we were made to be. God’s people. Jesus’ people. People of love. N.T.Wright, Lent For Everyone, via YouVersion.com N.T.Wright was the guy that said you should celebrate the 40 days AFTER Easter a ton more than […]