celebrate: Red Letter Challenge

Birthday parties. Graduations. Weddings. We are born to celebrate, to mark significant events, to rejoice and be glad. By why do we only tend to focus on the “big moments?” There is as much cause to celebrate a sunrise as there is a new job. We can celebrate offering patience to a difficult person as […]

fasting: Red Letter Challenge

Prayer…cool. Worship…definitely. Read scripture…on it. Fasting…er, um. That’s moving quickly, right? Seriously, of all the practices meant to help us grow closer to God and others, fasting is the one I have had the least experience with and the most difficulty incorporating into a regular rhythm. This is not a good thing. Fasting is a […]

solitude: Red Letter Challenge

Is there something wrong with me? I read “solitude” and my first thought is Superman. Specifically, I think about Superman’s base of operations, his retreat…The Fortress of Solitude. I’ve written about Superman before and even this idea of being alone and isolated. (you can check out my other Superman thoughts here and here and here) […]