The American Bible Society and the Barna Group recently teamed up to put a finger on the pulse of the relationship between teens and their Bibles. The good news: we have a pulse. And to mix our metaphors, we have lots of low hanging fruit. The stats are fascinating. The percentages noted are of Protestant teens who … [Read more...]
Lent: The “21 Day Fix” for Our Souls
Whether or not your faith tradition practices Lent, and whether or not you’ve heard of the recent “21 Day Fix” fitness rage, your soul can benefit from building muscle in the area of saying “no.” This is a vital exercise because when Jesus tells us in Matthew 16 to deny ourselves to be His disciple, he’s telling us that the most … [Read more...]
Making a Leap Day Leap
What a unique day: Leap Day, a day we see once every four years. Because one revolution around the sun is slightly more than 365 days, we pick up the slack by adding an extra day on February 29. It’s kinda cool that we all get an extra day. So, have you thought about how you’re going to use your extra day? Maybe Jesus can give … [Read more...]
Lent: The “21 Day Fix” for the Soul
The Lenten Season is the “21 Day Fix” fitness surge for our souls. Or perhaps more accurately, the 40-Day Fix for our souls. Whether or not your faith tradition practices Lent, and whether or not you’ve heard of the recent “21 Day Fix” fitness rage, your soul can benefit from building muscle in the area of saying “no.” This is a … [Read more...]
Leap Day Overflow
It’s always helpful to gain that extra hour when we switch from daylight-saving time to standard time in the fall. But this month we get to gain an extra day! Have you thought about how you might use that day? Unfortunately Leap Day falls on a Monday, as if we all need an extra Monday in our lives. This also means … [Read more...]
LOVE vs. LIKE
Has it ever occurred to you that Jesus not only loves you unconditionally, but He also likes you? It’s one thing for Him to love you and give His life for you, but He also really likes you and enjoys spending time with you. We see this in an intimate conversation Jesus had with His disciples in John 14-17, especially one … [Read more...]