Making Sabbaticals Restful, Not Stressful

Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

Sabbath begins in Genesis 1 with God resting on the seventh day and ends in Revelation 22 with Jesus declaring all things have been and are being made new.   Sabbaticals follow a design which God imprinted on all of creation, humans included, from the...

A Spirituality of Rest

Aug 11, 2014 | Rhythm

I was reminded this past month that there is a spirituality in resting. Some of the spirituality of resting is in knowing your own limits. There is wisdom in knowing that you are tired and not at your best. There is wisdom in choosing to stop when you are burned out....

Playing with Prayer

Jun 26, 2014 | Parenting, Prayer, Rhythm

Summer seems like a good time to let our hair down, relax a bit, and play. I want to encourage you to let your spiritual practices out for some fresh air this summer as well. Today we will cover two possibilities of ways to play with prayer in the summer time. There...

A Prayer for Labor Day

Sep 2, 2013 | Prayers, Rhythm

Creative God, Meaningful work is a gift from you: a chance to give of our energy and talents to bless others, a chance to provide for our families, a chance to change the world. And rest is also a gift from you: a chance to stop and notice that the world continues to...

Finishing Well

Aug 21, 2013 | Examen, gratitude, Rhythm

We really will begin the new series, I promise. I made the mistake of beginning the series while I am still in my summer feast of reading fiction. I can’t seem to stop reading long enough to write about it! Today, though, I want to ask you to stop and consider...