“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 …
Meeting with God
Two scriptural accounts have formed my “knowing” God. Be still and know that I am God… Psalm 46:10a Satisfied While growing up, a picture of God’s loving care, which captured my heart was a nursing mother with …
God Speaks
God speaks to us through creation. He speaks to us through his Word. God speaks to us through quiet hearts. When I was little, I was baffled—BAFFLED—by Jesus’ desire to pray. “Why would Jesus want to pray? Prayer …
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 …
Where do You Default?
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 determination. Unhindered. Free. But …
Are You Guilt-Driven or 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 study. …
That Which Refreshes
Roadblocks Buried in the collective mindset of Western culture and deep within our own hearts is the notion that rest is not an activity for the movers and shakers of this world. Rest is not for the …
Covid-19 Hit Hard. Are You Restless and Weary?
by Brenda Jank Collectively and personally, Covid-19 is draining our buckets at a rate few are equipped to replenish.More than once God reminds us that his “arm is not too short” – that he is able. My …