{"id":15542,"date":"2022-03-24T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=15542"},"modified":"2022-03-24T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:09:38","slug":"season-15-lent-week-4-the-power-of-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2022\/03\/season-15-lent-week-4-the-power-of-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 15: Lent Week 4 | The Power of Confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s temptation may bring us to the hardest, deepest places of Lent. We are talking about the temptation to be silent about our sin and the power of the practice of confession. Why are leaders especially tempted to hide our wrongdoings, and how can we use confession carefully, lovingly and honestly in our lives? Ruth and Steve use the story of the prodigal son and Psalm 32 to have an honest conversation about the importance and challenge of confession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lectionary Readings for the fourth Sunday of Lent, Cycle C:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/texts.php?id=121#hebrew_reading\">Joshua 5:9-12<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/texts.php?id=121#psalm_reading\">Psalm 32<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/texts.php?id=121#epistle_reading\">2 Corinthians 5:16-21<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/texts.php?id=121#gospel_reading\">Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Season 15: Lent Week 4 | The Power of Confession\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=3cyef-11ca2df-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-fifteen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 15<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<br \/>\nPrayer for Healing from <em>Lent Music In Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in the episode:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Prayer Tree by Michael Leunig<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a VIRTUAL Stations of the Cross service on Friday, April 15 at 12 pm CST. 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