A Silent Retreat Join me during 2026 Lent for a uniquely designed silent teaching retreat at the Hermitage Community. Together we will explore three movements of God’s Creative Love: If you desire to slow down, lean into Lent, and discover God’s love in a new way, register today by contacting me below. Only 10 spots available. What to Expect
Like Jesus, who went to the cross not for pain in itself but ‘for the joys that were set before him’, so we are to make this journey through the memories of pain and darkness, not to stay with these things but to redeem them and move beyond them. […] We, who build so many hells on earth, need to know that there is no place so dark, no situation so seemingly hopeless, that cannot…
I spent time talking to an old friend and former China teammate last week. As we reminisced and caught up, I asked her if she had plans for Lent this season with her family. Before she answered, she immediately went back to her experience of Lent in China describing how hard it felt to lean into Lent with intention when daily life overseas already felt like and ongoing season of Lent. I immediately understood her…
Nearing the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week, my family has been reading the book of John and I can’t help but hearing Jesus asking, “Do you know me?”
Don’t miss the free download at the end. The season of Lent began on Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) and will last for forty days until Easter Sunday. It is a length of time recognized by the global church as part of the Christian calendar that calls us to walk alongside Christ as he began his ministry and made his way to the cross. What is the Meaning of Lent? The word ‘lent’ originates from the Anglo-Saxon…
