We have a fast-paced, achievement-oriented world. In this world we are tempted to have a distorted practice of rest: we either never rest, we rest too much, or we consider rest time as “off-duty” time. To have a healthy pattern of rest we must understand what true rest is. The Old Testament has two symbols …
A few weeks ago, we discussed spending our free time on spiritual disciplines - let’s return to the subject of spending time and ask this – what do your free time activities tell you about your heart? There is a heart level competition for what you love the most. What we spend our free time …
Continue reading Devos for A Strange, New World – Idol Hands
Parenting is full of rough seas, from stress-filled dinners to the backlash from a teen to joylessness to a child's habitual, embarrassing disobedience. Parents can feel overwhelmed by it all, as if they are trapped in an ever-shifting, unsolvable puzzle and the only other sentient beings alongside them are their rebellious children. It is in these difficult or perplexing times parents turn to what they truly believe will offer them help, thus these are the times that parents are tempted to turn to their idols for help in raising their kids.
Familyhood 