“Dacha” a Key to Personal Retreat
By Brenda Jank Dacha is one of my favorite words. It’s Russian and I was introduced to it in the town of Istra, Russia in January 2012 while speaking on the topics of rest and retreat at …
Remember the Sabbath
By Brenda Jank Note: This post is Post #8 of our original series on rest and restoration. We are reposting some of our favorite articles because we believe they’re just as important today as ever. We hope …
The Rest Revolution
By Brenda Jank Note: This post is Post #1 of our original series on rest and restoration. We are reposting some of our favorite articles because we believe they’re just as important today as ever. We hope …
The Art of Doing Nothing
by Michelle Hoffschneider Time is the most precious and overdrawn resource we all have. We are constantly deciding how to use it best with schedules and plans. With new modern distractions, sleep, stillness, solitude, and sabbath can …
Bold and Beautiful
by Brenda Jank Bold. When was the last time you ran smack dab into something BOLD?What about BOLD and BEAUTIFUL?Today is your lucky day! The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack. (Psalm 23:1 HCSB) …
Predictability
Do you love a little person – or a bunch of little people ages 1-18? (They don’t even have to live under your roof.) This post is for you. Think Why do we spend most of our …
Do What Jesus Did
We can learn a lot from Jesus as we step into this new year. We have heard of WWJD – what would Jesus do – but as 2022 launches, let’s encourage each other to DO what Jesus …
“Dacha” a Key to Personal Retreat
Dacha is one of my favorite words. It’s Russian and I was introduced to it in the town of Istra, Russia in January 2012 while speaking on the topics of rest and retreat at a conference for …
Remember the Sabbath
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. You go church and 60 minutes later the duty is done, Sabbath is …