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Rest

What I've had to learn, slowly and against my instincts, about stopping.

A person sitting at the end of a wooden dock on a still mountain lake, framed by tall peaks.
April 9, 2022

We Weren’t Made for Rest, Rest was Made for Us

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…

Layered mountain ridges with wisps of fog drifting through a pine forest silhouette.
February 5, 2022

Reflections After Reading the Book Soul Keeping

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…

A man lying on his back in a grassy field full of daisies and dandelions, arms outstretched.
March 20, 2021

Our Burdens

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…

A palm frond hangs over a view of a sandy waterfront with docked kayaks and parked trucks along the shore.
April 23, 2017

What do you do for Fun?

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…

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.”

Jeremiah 17:7, ESV

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

2 Corinthians 13:14, ESV

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