We work hard and intentionally for the gospel. But have you also been resting just as hard? How work and rest together reflect—and prepare us for—the eternal rest we anticipate in the life to come.
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Coming Home to Our Final Rest
We rest, not just because we are human and need it. Not to keep a commandment. Not even to help us keep going. We rest so we remind ourselves of something far greater: the spiritual reality of our eternal rest.
Work and Rest in Rhythm
Work and rest are not polar opposites. Rather, they form a rhythmic pattern. As we engage fully in each at alternate times, we can experience the joy God intends for us in both.
A Beginner's Guide to Establishing A Sabbath
Though we know it’s a good gift, establishing a Sabbath can be harder than it seems. Here are a few things I’ve learned as I began to observe a regular weekly rest.
Starting Points for Finding Rest at Home
Rest is not just “out there”—it needs to start right where we’re at. Prerequisites to finding rest at home.
How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep is not as easy as it sounds. This post highlights some ideas to get good rest at night so we can better receive God’s deeper rest for our souls.
Mom Burnout and True Rest in Christ
In this new series, we will explore what true rest in God looks like, especially in the harder seasons of life.
Book Review: Every Moment Holy by Douglas Kaine McKelvey
If you’ve needed help (as I do) to “pray in all circumstances,” this book can help guide the way.
Book Review: What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done by Matt Perman
Efficiency and effectiveness aren’t always the same thing. A review on a book that has given me a new look at productivity and work.
Working Out Your Salvation: 8 Ideas to Plan Your Days
Planning is the first half. However, working out is where things actually start changing. Eight insights on helping you work out your own salvation faithfully in the hours and minutes of life.
Cross-References and Cross-Checking (Commentaries)
Our last interpretive skills: checking cross-references and commentaries.
Interpretation in Action: Digging into Titus 2:3-5
How to start the work of interpretation with a return to Titus 2:3-5.
Gone Fishin'
While I’m on vacation, here are a few posts for you to catch up on!
How to Rest: Five Tips
Five tips on how to institute a weekly habit of rest in your life.
How to Cultivate the Art of Everyday Worship
Connecting the dots includes worshipping God in the everyday through abiding, keeping an eternal perspective, and serving Him in the ordinary.
How Routines Demonstrate God's Faithfulness--and How to Write Yours
Our faithfulness, not our grand gestures of service, is what God praises (Matt 25:21). Routines help us to faithfully show up and serve Him in the ordinary tasks of life.
Decluttering Your Soul
We often carry loads Jesus did not intend for us to carry. Will you accept His invitation to shed these burdens?