Showing posts with label reflecting on. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reflecting on. Show all posts

Saturday, February 20, 2010

february preview.



Stay tuned for our next chat about Lent. Here's what we're chewing on:

- Are you giving anything up for Lent? Are you “taking anything on” for Lent?
- How does your church prepare for Easter and/or recognize Lent? What is your church’s stance on these spiritual traditions?
- What does Lent mean to you personally as a Christ follower?
- How do we keep our minds sober and reflective leading up to Easter, especially while maintaining our regular schedules and commitments? Is this even necessary or important?
- Why is celebrating the Passover or sharing a Seder meal something many Christians have chosen, perhaps in light of the New Testament, to give up or ignore?
- Have we let Christian tradition (Advent, the daily hours, Passover, Lent) fall by the wayside in an effort to recognize that Christ’s death overcame the old law?
- Why is the church calendar still important and viable today?
- How do you practice the church calendar?
- How do our celebrations of this season deepen our understanding of the Good News?
- What does it mean to rend your heart and not your garments? (Joel 2:13)
- What does running from sin/repentance look like in our lives?

Thursday, January 7, 2010

january preview.


Stay tuned for our first video chat about living simply and intentionally. Here's what we'll be covering:

- How does God define living simply? Does He at all?
- Is being too busy a sin?
- Are Christians called to live simple lives of intention?
- What does a simple, intentional life look like?
- How do we each achieve simpicity in our lives?
- How can a simpler way of life please God?
- Consider the implications of simplicity in light of the messiness and complications of human relationships.
- How do we simplify in the midst of a world that is filled with brokenness?
- How does all of this fit into Jesus' invitation to take on his light yoke?

See you on January 21!