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Rest
Ever feel like you’re going bananas trying to balance your life? First, there’s your family: your spouse and his/her needs; training and helping your kids, who are running in all different directions, some of which you have to take them… Continue Reading →
If your work is your self, when you cease to work, you cease to exist. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang I just finished Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. The author warns us that… Continue Reading →
Imagine this dialogue: “How are you doing?” “Ok, under the circumstances.” “Well, that’s the problem—you’re under the circumstances! Rise above them, and you’ll do much better.” As leaders, or would-be leaders, at any level of authority, we need to keep… Continue Reading →
God’s desire is that you may experience His rest. Many people feel burdened by the demands of this world, but the writer of Hebrews informs us of the promise of entering His rest, Therefore, let us fear if, while a… Continue Reading →
Thou hast made us for Thyself and our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee. Augustine Augustine reveals the primacy of finding our rest in God. Many people try to find peace through external means – escapism, drugs, or… Continue Reading →
You’re tired. You’re hungry. You’re ready for some well-deserved “me-time, after a significant yet draining period of ministering to others. Jesus’ disciples experienced all this, when, after extensive ministry, “…they didn’t even have a chance to eat…” (Mark.6:31). (now that’s… Continue Reading →
How do you relax? This afternoon I took a 14 mile bike ride on wooded trails. I pushed myself up the hills feeling the lactic acid building up in my legs and wondering if I could make it to the… Continue Reading →
