What I've had to learn, slowly and against my instincts, about stopping.
A year after writing about the formula that failed me, Jesus has been showing me that He doesn't work in formulas or boxes at all. On unlearning what weighed me down, and why joy and sorrow can live in the same believer.
Elijah asked God to let him die, and God's answer wasn't a rebuke. It was two warm meals and permission to rest. On my own lowest point this year, and what God's kindness actually looks like when you're too tired to keep going.
And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 Whether you’re a Christian or not, listen up. If you don’t find some kind of rhythm of rest in your life, you’re going to damage your soul, your relationships, and your life. There’s this constant theme that…
The ‘Rona finally got me! I am currently quarantining after testing positive for COVID yesterday. With this “forced” rest, I finished a book called “Soul Keeping,” by John Ortberg. It came heavily recommended by a great friend. I think he’d been encouraging me to read it for over a year. I finally started it a…
I remember a friend saying something some years back that really stuck with me. The cliff notes version of it is this: Whenever you come to Jesus beating yourself up about everything you’re not yet in life and what you suck at it in life, he doesn’t give you 10 other things to do and…
What do you do for Fun? I get asked this question a lot. I also find myself asking the question quite frequently: What do you do for fun? Have you ever NOT been able to answer that or have you had a long pause when asked? It’s like, man you just put me on the…