I've been seeing a lot of emails and social media posts about Lent. Join this group. Download this app. Get a daily reflection. Do this Bible study. Read this book. Attend this online retreat. We are not at a loss for good Lenten resources. Maybe we have too much!

It's easy to plan a robust Lenten season and find after a few days that you can't manage it all. We sometimes get discouraged and give up, frustrated that we had yet another unfruitful Lent. It doesn't have to be that way.

If we prayerfully consider the three pillars of Lent and how God wants us to grow through them, we can create a realistic plan for growth. The three pillars are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Here are some creative ways to practice these three disciplines. Perhaps they will help you discern the spiritual practices God de

Advent began this week, so this post is about how to have a spiritually fruitful Advent. It is a season of waiting – anticipating the coming of Jesus. He came once, and He will come again. How can we get ready for His return?

That led me to read the infancy narratives in Luke and Matthew. I was looking for words that reflect the meaning of the season. Maybe something there would help me discern a spiritual practice for the season.

And then I had a thought.