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Love

February 7, 2018March 17, 2014

Question: Why rest? I have no time for it. It’s an impossible burden that only leaves me feeling guilty. Love. It’s our most important call. It’s hard work. Sometimes it’s the hardest work of our lives, but in the …

Questions

March 3, 2014

March Madness is before us. Much of the madness in our lives is of our own making. It comes from the insidious pull of opportunity. Opportunity knocks and we open the door a few too many times. Stretched thin, …

Overload

May 14, 2015December 9, 2013

“Christmas Quiet” captures me. “Christmas Chaos” threatens me at every turn. Which will it be this year? Quiet or Chaos? Probably both. This month’s posts are dedicated to the pause and ponder we all long for deep within. These …

Exclamation Points

February 7, 2018November 25, 2013

Have you ever noticed the exclamation points in Isaiah 62:10? Go out, go out through the gates; prepare a way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway, clear away the stones! Raise a banner …

Team Work

November 14, 2013

Ready to put on your work boots? I’m no longer in this alone. The ranks are swelling. We (we!) have been entrusted with the message “Run hard. Rest well.” It’s not my message – not one ounce of it. …

The Hard Work of Rest

February 7, 2018November 5, 2013

I learned many years ago that resting well is not static. It’s a moving target, constantly evolving. For me, that’s what makes rest hard work. It requires attention, diligence and commitment to the ever changing seasons and chapters of …

Refuge

September 9, 2013

Retreat has had two primary focuses in my life: Offensive. Defensive. I retreat to refuel—to tank up—as I run the race. I retreat to find refuge when battered and worn. My day away could not have been …

Little Brother

September 4, 2013

Big brother. Little brother Josh has 3 younger brothers (and a younger sister), but only one little brother. Noah is 12 and he and Josh have shared a room for years. They have a love-hate relationship, but …

Fire

August 7, 2013

Fire tends to create Hi-Def moments. Flames and firetrucks exploded into my world last Friday afternoon as fire engulfed a large maintenance building 25 yards from our home at the camp where we live. Engulfed. The black …

Cortisol Buster

July 18, 2013

The rigors of life create a sustained release of cortisol for many people today. I am a prime example. The price tag is stiff. This round, cortisol is playing a role in attacking my thyroid. The medical …