Summer is Here!
By Brenda Jank For some, summer can be a time to hit pause, catch our breath, and survey the inner chambers of our hearts. To set the stage for a deep dive and great joy, we are …
Rest in the 21st Century
By Brenda Jank My journey into rest began in 1991. It’s been a roller coaster. Acting out of sheer obedience to the Sabbath Commandment (once I swallowed hard and admitted I had been neglecting it my entire …
A Well-Rested New Year
By Michelle Hoffschneider As we say goodbye to the challenges of the past year, it’s time to pause, reflect, and start the New Year rejuvenated. At RHRW we truly understand the significance of both work and rest. …
Formula of Change
D x V x FS > R is the Formula of Change and it has grabbed my attention. In my RHRW journey, I have been a student of change. Change is some of the hardest work of …
Adult Children 101
Run Hard. Rest Well., at its core, is about relationship. Our relationship with those we love, those we don’t, those Godsends our way, and God himself. Cultivating healthy relationships is some of the hardest, most important work …
Sh’mittah and the 4th of July
Sh’mittah is the Hebrew word for Sabbatical Year, a sabbath to the Lord. God ordained, it was to be honored every seventh year. It shows up in four of the five books of the Torah, plus Jeremiah …
“New” Is a Glorious Word!
John the Baptist has a short, meaty message for our NEW Year. By all outward appearances, John’s life was a short-lived failure. He likely buried his parents while still a child. His living conditions were dismal, at …
Have a Mary Christmas
What kind of Christmas are you going to have? My heart is set on having a “Mary” Christmas this year. I don’t say this lightly. It will require an attention to the Spirit that will take me …
Christmas Returns
Each December God’s people return. We return to The Story. We revisit the manger. Tucked into Luke 8 is an account of Jesus returning to a seaside community where he frequently gathered to teach, reach, help, and …