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Stop means stop. Right? I really try not to focus on political unrest in our country today. But last Sunday’s silence nearly deafens me. A white guy went into a primarily diverse Wal-Mart in El Paso and killed more than 20 men, women, and children. Hours later another white man killed 9 people in Ohio.…

You’re loving,You’re patient,You’re strong and true.All goodness,All mercy,Are found in You.All of the praises of the Earth,Rest in You. Waterdeep You, of course, is The Lord. This song also says that all of our worries, all of our shame, all of our smiles, all of our victories REST in The Lord of the Heavens. They…

This song by All Sons and Daughters really resonates with me. Our hearts are restless, Until they find rest in You. Our hearts are restless, Until they find rest in You. This is where my hope lies. This is where my souls sighs. I will always find my rest in You. All Sons and daughters…

As I’ve embarked on a study of rest this year, as I count the 52 rests we have in the year, I’ve come to collect other writings on the sabbath. I’ve shared fairly extensively some lessons I learned from Wayne Muller’s Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewer, and Delight in Our Busy Lives. I loved the late…

But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.  2 Corinthians 2:14 My pastor shared this week that one of the ways their house sold was that his wife baked Toll House…

Shalom is a blessing, a manifestation of divine grace. My jewish Learning A couple of weeks ago, I finished reading Learning to Speak God from Scratch by Jonathan Merritt. I may have written here that some ideas were turned on their heads. One of them was a definition of sin that I found helpful and restful.…

There’s something about setting at a baseball game during the day, when it’s a normal workday and you have taken time off. It’s rejuvenating, restful. It’s outside of normal. It’s these times when the air feels fresher, the time seems slower, the smiles seem sweeter. It also makes you healthier, lowers your inflammation, helps with…

Sunday, fun day, right? My activity counter on my iWatch lapped itself, maybe twice. We were up and out by 7:45 a.m., grabbed a breakfast, as we looked at each other and said things like, “I don’t want to admit this but I may be too old for this stuff.” “I cannot feel my fingers.”…