Lent is the 6 week period leading up to Easter Sunday. It begins on Ash Wednesday. The Church has historically set aside this period of time to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.
What Love Does – Bob Goff
A talk based on his excellent book, Love Does. Click here for my review of the book.
I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. — Ephesians 4:1 (NLT)
We get frustrated when we don’t hear God’s voice. We think that gets in the way of perceiving our calling. But God has given us scripture & community. If God always spoke to us audibly, we’d ignore what God is teaching others.
Knowing God’s will for us is simple:
- We’re called to help the hurting
- We’re called to love extravagantly
The more extravagant we are with love the less we waste.
How do I live a life worthy of my calling?
1. Make sure we’re listening to the right people.
Who has the microphone in your life? Who do I need to stop listening to?
2. Move past the past and lean into the future.
God is a creator, not an editor. Don’t get caught up in past mistakes. Keep moving forward. We’re going to change in how we used to be for how we could be.
Everyone wants to make a difference,
but no one wants to be different.
3. Create margin
We are often too busy. We need to quit the nonessentials. If we create margin, Jesus will stuff incredible things into it
Our job is to think of creative ways to tell people they’re not who they used to be.
YOUR TURN: What is your calling? What do you need to start doing to live in your calling? What do you need to stop doing?
A Guide to Practicing Lent
Lent is how we prepare ourselves to observe Jesus’ death and celebrate his resurrection. Here’s a guide to taking Lent seriously.
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I talk to author Matt Mikalatos about why monsters are such a great vehicle for discussing spiritual formation.
Continue readingBook – Night of the Living Dead Christian by Matt Mikalatos
This book is outstanding. We need more totally silly, totally serious theology like Matt gives us. Not everyone will enjoy the monster metaphor, but if that’s your cup of tea, then you need this book. It’ll make you take a hard look at the monstrous aspects of your own soul. And you’ll ache for the same transformation Matt and his band of monsters discover.
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