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Sabbath Rest
God’s call to rest, to be still and know that he is God, is a calendared event as well as a disposition of the heart. For my husband Dave and me, in addition to our daily quiet times, it is the primary spiritual discipline that has set the sails for our marriage, family life, and ministry. It includes Sabbath rest, commanded and modeled in Genesis 2:2-3, where the pattern of six plus one in the week was established. But it is also nestled against the backdrop of …
Is This It? Is This All There Is to the Christian Life?
“Is this it?” I still remember asking this question of my Bible study leader and mentor one day during my college years. I was having daily time with the Lord: reading His word and praying. I attended church regularly and was involved in Bible study. I wasn’t hiding any habitual sins. My relationship with the Lord was genuine, even close and warm. But in a way I couldn’t quite put into words, I felt as if I had arrived where God wanted me … and the thought of continuing on for another … 10? … 20? … 50? years the same way in my relationship with the Lord seemed a little lackluster.
Pandemic Pasta and a Tale of Forgiveness
“The shop is closed temporarily” read the sign. Immediately I suspected a case of the virus. Was I being judgmental?