#Spirituality (A Rethink Church Lenten Experiment)

Maybe it’s my inner control freak, but I don’t really like surprises. I prefer to have things figured out, to follow the rules, to know what’s next. Though I highly value creativity, I find it is from order that my creativity is most likely to emerge. So this week’s Rethink Church question was initially puzzling […]

#Vocation (A Rethink Church Lenten Experiment)

My story isn’t unique. A young boy interested in a girl is invited to church. He doesn’t know he’s about to have his life changed. All he’s thinking about is spending time developing a romance, unaware of the real relationship he is being invited to discover. The girl isn’t interested, but soon the boy doesn’t […]

Lenten Arithmetic

Can I do it? Do I want to do it? What is my purpose in doing it? What is “it” going to be? These are the questions I’m asking as my mind finally begins to turn toward Lent. It’s rarely been my practice to “give something up for Lent”. Too much pressure? Too many things […]