Week 9: God Speaks #2
God speaks to us through creation. He speaks to us through his Word. He speaks to us through quiet hearts. (Busy hearts, too, but the reception can be fuzzy.) When I was little, I was baffled—BAFFLED—by Jesus’ …
Week 9: Dare to Dialogue #1
Prayer. If I’m really honest, I have to admit I find it easier to spend ten minutes talking about God than ten minutes talking to God. My life bears evidence of this reality too often. My growth …
Week 8: Sabbath Nuts and Bolts #2
Sabbath Rest in the 21st century begins with honoring the Commandment and its Creator (see Week 8 – #1), but there are two additional areas to explore. #3 Honor Yourself Are you familiar with activities that are …
Week 8: Sabbath Nuts and Bolts #1
What does Sabbath Rest look like in the 21st century? It has a lot to do with honor. Four things come to mind. Two today. Two later this week. #1 Honor the Sabbath If God says I …
Week 7: White Flags
Sabbath Keeping The work of surrender is mine – surrendering up the hours of my days and weeks. The work of transformation is his. No doubt about it. We find this promise of God’s workmanship in our …
Week 7: Holy Ground
Confession When it comes to embracing the rhythm and rest of Sabbath Keeping, conviction is likely the first step, but the next step is always confession. It’s where the rubber hits the road. Confession means agreeing with …
Week 7: Near and Dear
God says, “Remember the Sabbath.” I forget. I forget a lot. Even though this commandment gets little attention, it’s an easy one to “keep” by most standards: Go to church. 60 minutes later our duty is done, our …
Week 6: Duty or Delight?
# 6 Duty or Delight? The Definition of Insanity has played a part in altering the terrain of my life and heart on a number of occasions. Have you ever heard it? The Definition of Insanity is doing …
Week 5: The Default Setting
#5 The Default Setting Stress. I hate that word. It rises up and slaps me in the face. Hard. It reminds me that I am not in control. I long to face life with grace, grit and …
Week 4: Spirit-Led
Why Rest? In the last months of her life, I met a woman named Kathryn, wife and mother of two lovely young girls. Kathryn was fighting colon cancer. We were both newcomers to a Sunday morning Bible …