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Embracing Imperfections of Life and Faith (A Lent Series based on Kate Bowler’s Good Enough – 40ish Devotionals For a Life of Imperfection).
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Embracing Imperfections of Life and Faith (A Lent Series based on Kate Bowler’s Good Enough – 40ish Devotionals For a Life of Imperfection).
Lent marks the forty days leading to Easter, mirroring the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness. It is a practice that began in the 4th century as a way to prepare for the holiest days of the year. Lent is a season of truth telling and raw honesty acknowledging life is both beautiful; and so very hard.
Many people practice Lent by giving something up or taking on something new. This year we are going to use a devotional book and reflection guide by Kate Bowler called Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection. We’re going to give up on the idea that life is always getting bigger and better in every way and embrace a life and faith that embraces imperfections and is good enough.
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When So Much Is Beyond My Control, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Good Enough A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Psalm 46:10; Matthew 16:25. Our theme for Lent is “Good Enough”, based on the book by Kate Bowler and Jessica Ritchie. This book gives us the permission to be unapologetically human. There is no such thing as the perfect life. There is only life. This messy, imperfect, fragile, beautiful life. How do we find meaning? Beauty? Hope when life doesn’t turn out, the way we…
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