Description We often view Lent as a morbid season, a season when we give up our favorite things.
He holds a Ph D in Psychology, a Master of Divinity, and a Master of Arts in Counseling, and is a licensed therapist..
He is also a Senior Fellow at Newbigin House of Studies, San Francisco and a church consultant.
Chuck has pastored in two church plants, started two church-based counseling centers, and now serves as Professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care at Western Theological Seminary, Holland MI.
He has authored three books: Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places (Square Inch), Toughest People to Love (Eerdmans), and Wholeheartedness (Eerdmans).
Whether they are used for Lent or in another season, these reflections will invite you Into deeper union and communion with the One who is "more near to you than you are to yourselves" (Augustine).
About the Author Chuck has been married to Sara with 20] years and has two teenage daughters, Emma and Maggie.
Each week offers a unique theme that serves as a challenge for growth during Lent: RETURN TO YOUR GROUND WEEK 1 - DWELL WITH GOD WEEK 2 - LIVE FROM YOUR TRUE SELF WEEK 3 - IMAGINE THE KINGDOM WEEK 4 - TAKE THE HUMBLE PATH WEEK 5 - WRESTLE WITH GOD WEEK 6 - FOLLOW JESUS.
These reflections - whether they are used for Lent or for another season of your life - are designed to invite you Into the goodness of your life in Christ.
And even when we sabotage our original goodness, hiding behind our fig-leaved and false-selved control strategies, God pursues us in Jesus, becoming human not to overcome humanness but to redeem and ennoble it.
We are "enough" precisely because we\'re God-breathed and God-imaged.
Instead, Lent is an invitation back to ourselves, back to the ground of our being as image-bearers, created "very good" even in our creaturely limitations.
Description We often view Lent as a morbid season, a season when we give up our favorite things
