by Lane | Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Writing
I hear loud rambunctious thumping again. That crazy bird is at it again. Mr. Yellow-Rumped Warbler hops up and down, flapping his wings. Bright patches of yellow catch my eye while his black-and-white striped wings frantically move. He’s not ramming the window or...
by Lane | Devotional, Easter, Lent, Spiritual Disciplines
From Ash Wednesday to Holy Week, Lent invites us into a 40-day journey with Jesus through the wilderness to the Cross. We watch Jesus battle Satan as good and evil combat. We catch a glimpse of Satan who tries to lure Jesus, and how the enemy of our soul tries to lure...
by Lane | Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 When I watch over my heart, with diligence, I examine it from all angles. I look in every realm to see what it looks like. What exactly is forming in: my...
by Lane | Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
Romans 2:4 says, “God’s kindness leads us to repentance.” Repentance may feel like a rather old-fashioned word; sometimes it comes across as a harsh word. We’ve probably heard it threatening fiery sermons that feel rather punitive. Yet, repentance may be different...
by Lane | Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
Questions to ponder and pray over during our Lenten fast: What is the hunger beneath the hunger about? What do I thirst for? How have I been filling my hunger/thirst apart from God? What is God up to in this time of fasting? Where do I hope God doesn’t ask me to deny...
by Lane | Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
We fast to feast on God. Jesus sets fasting as the example in John 4 where He says, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about,” and “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me.” In Matthew 4, He says, “We don’t live by bread alone, but by every...
