Lenten Article by Ruth Haley Barton

Beginning in April of this year, I will be participating in an experience called "The Transforming Community" in Chicago. The focus of the program is to help pastors and other ministry staff to learn to reorder our lives and ministry in a way that leads to health and wholeness. I am looking forward to this two-year program, and how God is going to continue his transforming work in me.

One of the co-founders of the "Transforming Center" is Ruth Haley Barton. She is the author of several books, most recently Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership.

Ruth recently published an article on Lent that I found very good. This is the link.

Bell on Forgiveness

Skye Jethani wrote a brief review of Rob Bell's message at the 'National Pastors Convention' on the need for forgiveness as pastors. It is worth a quick read and a long consideration. Here is the link.

Scot McKnight on the NeoReformed

If you are not a regular vistor to Scot McKnight's blog ~ Jesus Creed ~ you might want to check out a new thread that he started today on his response to the NeoReformed. Here is the link.