Monday, February 08, 2010

Back by Popular Demand: Lenten Readings from Me-Ville

This year, thanks to popular demand (I demanded it), I'll be posting daily excerpts from my book Deliver Us from Me-Ville as a touchpoint for each day of Lent. Last year I did this in conjunction with a church near me that was reading the book as a communal Lenten exercise. It seemed to work well for them; maybe it'll serve you similarly this year. Here's the reading plan that church came up with for the book:

Daily Reading Plan
Week 1: The High Cost of Living in Me-Ville
 Day 1 Pages 15-19
 Day 2 Pages 19-23
 Day 3 Pages 25-30
 Day 4 Pages 30-37
 Day 5 Pages 37-41
 Day 6 Day off
 Day 7 Day off

Week 2: Jesus Visits Us in Me-Ville
 Day 8 Pages 43-47
 Day 9 Pages 47-52
 Day 10 Pages 52-57
 Day 11 Pages 58-63
 Day 12 Pages 63-67
 Day 13 Day off
 Day 14 Day off

Week 3: Jesus Displaces Us
 Day 15 Pages 69-75
 Day 16 Pages 75-78
 Day 16 Pages 78-82
 Day 18 Pages 82-87
 Day 19 Day off
 Day 20 Day off
 Day 21 Day off

Week 4: Jesus Delivers Us
 Day 22 Pages 89-93
 Day 23 Pages 93-99
 Day 24 Pages 99-102
 Day 25 Pages 103-105
 Day 26 Pages 105-113
 Day 27 Day off
 Day 28 Day off

Week 5: Jesus Binds Us Together
 Day 29 Pages 115-121
 Day 30 Pages 121-124
 Day 31 Pages 125-127
 Day 32 Pages 127-133
 Day 33 Pages 122-138
 Day 34 Day off
 Day 35 Day off

Week 6: Getting in the Way of Jesus
 Day 36 Pages 139-144
 Day 37 Pages 144-151
 Day 38 Pages 151-157
 Day 39 Pages 157-161
 Day 40 Pages 162-164
 Day 41 Pages 165-171
 Day 42 You’re done! Or are you…?

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