Let’s Take Baby Steps Written by Gabriele Replogle I don’t think I had ever observed fasting growing up.  Perhaps my parents had done it on occasion, without making much to-do about it… but it was never something that was a communal activity - one I…

Day Eleven: Fasting Written by: Leah Chandler Focus on God: Body, Mind, and Soul “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.” (John 4:34 ESV) Jesus’ words strike a chord in our current culture of nearly…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…