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Doctor’s Orders

  This post was written by one of our RHRW retreat facilitators, Dr. Nate Lowe of Indiana Wesleyan University.   Doctor’s orders: No tech. No TV, video games, books, games, sports, school, or any other activity that …

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Is Your Car Holy Ground?

  Peace and quiet. They go together more then we’d like to admit. The profound absence of quiet in our lives is robbing us of the peace that God promises can and will defy human understanding. Back …

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A Vacuum and the Voice of God

My vacuum had not been working the last few weeks, so I took it in to get fixed at a local father-son vacuum repair shop. Well, when I got it back, it still wasn’t working. I called them, …

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Escape Hatch

Escape hatches. We need them. We need an escape route for the times in life when demands bombard us at a rate that pummels our soul. Escape hatches come in all shapes and sizes. An overdose of …

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Prayers and Rabbit Trails

We’re ready to begin! Two months ago you began sending in timely, intense questions that stem from a deep desire to choose a “better way.” Thank you! We’re now ready to tackle these real life questions – …

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Of Wood Ducks and God

We live at an Outdoor Ministry Center – a camp and retreat center where seventy-two beautiful acres of lakes, forests and fields are ours to enjoy. God’s thumbprint is visible from every window of our home. (My …

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A Day Away

Inwardly I moaned, “How can I add anything more to my life?” It was 1992 and I was on staff at a church on the outskirts of Chicago. The senior pastor had just lovingly instituted a day …

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Determined

Listen to this with all your heart. . . . He has determined to make you His own . . . I Samuel 12:22 (HCSB) Good Friday proves it. Resurrection Sunday celebrates it. What will you do this …

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Meeting Jesus With Sand Between Your Toes

Unrest rises up from many places. Sometimes it’s guilt. Weighed down and burdened by that which we’ve done or neglected to do, it erects a barrier keeping us from peace – denying us access to the rest …

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Refuge

Note: This post was originally published on September 9, 2013. We are reposting it because the information is as important today as ever. We hope you’re challenged to think of rest in a fresh new way.   Retreat …

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