Lent

Day Ten: Prayer

Day Ten: Prayer Written by: Wil Davis Scripture:   “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside of your Father’s care.”  (The words of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 10: NIV) It was one…
Wil Davis
March 16, 2019
Lent

Day Nine: Prayer

Day Nine: Prayer Written by Christy Close Praying in Color Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. - James 5:13 I have a confession.  Prayer is hard for me.  Despite years of faith, I…
Christy Close
March 15, 2019
Lent

Day Eight: Prayer

Day Eight: Prayer Written by Bobby Moran When I look back on my childhood, I see that I probably learned prayer in a very different way than most people.  I grew up in an environment that both of my parents prayed dangerously in front of…
Bobby Moran
March 14, 2019
Lent

Day Seven: Meditation

Day Seven: Meditation Knowing His Voice By Gabriele Replogle As a Father’s Day gift I have been compiling my father’s ‘dadisms’ and am planning to get several of his fourteen grandkids to make a recording impersonating him. You know, those sayings that if you heard…
Gabriele Replogle
March 13, 2019
Lent

Day Six: Meditation

Day Six: Meditation Written by Ryan Gernard I’m In Over My Head “As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed him and made him feel quite at home. She had a sister, Mary, who sat before…
Ryan Gernand
March 12, 2019
Lent

Day Five: The Inner Focus

Day Five: The Inner Focus Written by Jeremy Neckers Large, ornate churches have a strange effect on me. In Muncie, we have High Street and First Presbyterian. They’re beautiful, inside and out. But perhaps you’ve had the chance while traveling to see an actual cathedral.…
Jeremy Neckers
March 11, 2019
Lent

Day Four: Sabbath

Day Four: Sabbath Did you know that the forty days of lent do not include the Sabbath days? Typically, those are the days of worship so in our case, Sunday. We wanted to address Sabbath before the first one (tomorrow)! Written by Gus Goggin Without…
Gus Goggin
March 8, 2019
Lent

Day Three: Our Journey Together

Day Three; Our Journey Together Written by Jennifer Stanley When I wake up in the morning, I DON’T think to myself, “Gee, I really want to go somewhere and make my body do things that cause my heart to pump harder, sweat to drip, and…
Jennifer Stanley
March 8, 2019
LentWriter's Circle

Day Two: Your Personal Journey

Day Two: Your Personal Journey Written by Jeremy Neckers “God is not interested in your “spiritual life.” God is just interested in your life. He intends to redeem it.” -John Ortberg The Life You’ve Always Wanted My wife Maggie has this great thing she says…
Jeremy Neckers
March 7, 2019
LentWriter's Circle

Day One: What Is Lent

Day One; What is Lent? Written by Matt Carder Welcome to our daily readings for Lent. We’re glad you’re curious enough about this to find yourself reading Day 1—you’re off to a great start! Our hope and prayer is that we all find the writings…
Matt Carder
March 6, 2019