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Fast—a thought on keeping and breaking it
In Lent, we are called to a season of fasting—an idea we most associate with “giving something up” rather than pausing from.
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I missed a day
Writing everyday is a discipline. Missing a day is less a failure than an opportunity to practice commitment.
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Generosity—giving as an act of discipline
There’s an interesting thing that happens when we talk about opportunities to be generous. Something nags at our brains to ask: What if…?
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Welcome to Lent
Lent, that season before Easter, is known for abstaining and fasting. But it is more than that. It’s a learning lab with a deadline. Lent as a 40-Day Love ChallengeAsh Wednesday | Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Today is the first day of Lent. Like many Christians, all over the world, I got up and focused on devotion.…
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Why I Hope You Fail This Lent
Throughout Lent, I’ve offered inspirational quotes (like this one and this one) about success and failure, adding a hashtag: #LentFail. I’m doing this so that you understand that it’s OK to fail. More than that. It’s good to fail during Lent. I’ve often commented that Lent is treated like a second swing at a New…
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21 Things I do every Lent
Lent. The season of penitence and fasting. When the fish fry brings both fast and indulgence to Friday nights. Is there a more traditional season than this one? I do the same things every Lent. Not always on purpose.They just happen anyway. Here’s how it goes for me: 1) I freak out. Every year I…
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More Than Parenting, Loving
The book had the most evocative title. It really seemed like it was written for me. Parenting Without Regret. Such a powerful statement in three words. And I felt the subtitle in my gut: “Raising Kids With Purpose, Not Perfection”. Deep and poignant. But when I picked up the book, I thought: This is like…
