Choose two of the three days this weekend to complete this task. On the first day you choose, sit down with a Bible (one with a concordance could be helpful), and a pen and paper or a journal. Think back to earlier this week when you considered aspects of God’s character, spent time in confession and fasted either food or technology. What has come to your mind about God, yourself or the relationship between you? Perhaps you have already written some of these things in your Facebook Note. Write them down on your paper. Then search the Bible to see…

Today, we’re challenging you to lean more on the Word of God than nourishment from food. That’s right: We’re asking you to fast at least one meal today. Fasting is a good way to discover what’s really in our hearts. You can learn a lot about yourself when you’re hungry and can’t have food. We strengthen our faith when we fast because we learn to depend on God. Before you fast, read or listen to this sermon by John Piper. He discusses the 40-day fast of Jesus in the wilderness and why it is beneficial for us to fast, too.…

Scripture makes it abundantly clear that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Finding our place in relationship to God begins with recognizing our sinfulness and confessing our sins to Him. Spend some time today thinking of ways you have fallen short of what God requires of us. Try to think of at least five sins. Write each one down on a small piece of paper and put them in a cup or in your backpack or in your pocket. Then, at intervals throughout the day, pull one out and confess your sin before…

Close your eyes and think of God. What images or words come to mind? How do you picture God? Write down or draw your thoughts. (You don’t have to write full sentences, but you’ll use these notes later.) Are there some characteristics of God that you don’t think about much? It’s common to think of God as love, but what about just, wrathful, holy, merciful, faithful, comforter or father? Read slowly through Isaiah 40 at least three times. This chapter highlights many of the characteristics of God. Pray through the verses that stand out to you and reflect on what…

Last summer, I took part in the first Boundless Summer Challenge. We had a new task to complete every day; the tasks ranged from the easy (meditating on a thought or idea) to the very challenging (talk to a friend and ask how you can be a better friend). I had a blast and, though I didn’t win the iPad prize at the end of the challenge, I think I learned a lot. This year, the Summer Challenge is again kicking off in July. Once again, we’ll be given a task roughly each day, but focused specifically on relationships. This…