Surprising Benefits of Vitamin C
This post was shared on July 18, 2013. It’s a short, little gem worth revisiting – and considering. Because of the Psychology Today article (below), Vitamin C landed on my “Thank You, Jesus” list. It’s made a …
The Hard Work of Rest
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 …
The Big Top Ten
God keeps things pretty simple for us. He’s aware of our capacity and our overload. Recently I stumbled across an attempt to communicate the Ten Commandments to my children when they were little. After many years, re-reading …
A Wedding and a Funeral
To prioritize rhythm in 2016 requires a funeral and a wedding. The Funeral We need to decapitate the faulty beliefs that chain our soul to the moral superiority of overload. The Wedding We need to step into …
Jesus Loved Martha
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. John 11:5 These words (especially the first three), and the order in which they were written, leaped out and landed in my heart. Thud. I would have expected Mary, Martha’s sister, …
Off The Grid
Life at one time, had natural, built-in boundaries to the rhythm of our days. A long time ago, people went to bed shortly after sunset – especially when wood or oil reserves ran low. More recently, phones …
Prescription for Rest in the 21st Century
Become a storyteller. Our hurried existence leaves little room for reflection. The biblical command “to remember” anchors our faith to the handiwork of God’s provision, protection, and Presence. Pause. Reflect. Remember. Share. God uses our stories to …
Commission
You have been commissioned to participate in the Great Commission. So have I. It’s the commission (“…go and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19) we are all aware of it, but few take it seriously. Our fruit is …
On Sabbath in the 21st Century
Sabbath Rest in the 21st century begins with honoring the Commandment and its Creator we looked at this in a previous post, but there are two additional areas to explore. #3 Honor Yourself Are you familiar with …
What does Sabbath rest look like?
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 …