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Start Where You Are: Baby Steps Toward Praying Without Ceasing
Apr 9

Apr 9 Start Where You Are: Baby Steps Toward Praying Without Ceasing

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How-To's

Just as a baby’s first steps come with much time, effort, and practice, so does a natural prayer life. Here are four ways we can grow stronger, a little at a time.

Understanding Prayer: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why We Pray
Apr 2

Apr 2 Understanding Prayer: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why We Pray

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Journal

What does it mean to pray without ceasing? The first post in our new series.

Summary Post: Working and Resting in Rhythm
Mar 27

Mar 27 Summary Post: Working and Resting in Rhythm

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Resources, How-To's, Bible Teaching

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.

Coming Home to Our Final Rest
Mar 26

Mar 26 Coming Home to Our Final Rest

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Bible Teaching

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
Mar 19

Mar 19 Work and Rest in Rhythm

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Bible Teaching

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
Mar 12

Mar 12 A Beginner's Guide to Establishing A Sabbath

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How-To's

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.

Daily Rest: 5 P's to Practice Restful Moments
Mar 5

Mar 5 Daily Rest: 5 P's to Practice Restful Moments

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How-To's

Five ways to think outside the box by planning restful moments in your daily life.

Starting Points for Finding Rest at Home
Feb 26

Feb 26 Starting Points for Finding Rest at Home

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Journal

Rest is not just “out there”—it needs to start right where we’re at. Prerequisites to finding rest at home.

Finding Rest Through Relationships
Feb 19

Feb 19 Finding Rest Through Relationships

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Journal

Another way God helped to lighten my load was through other people. As He changed my heart, I began to let others in, which also provided a different kind of rest.

Lessons From the Pit
Feb 12

Feb 12 Lessons From the Pit

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Journal

In a continuation from my last post, I share more of the specific lessons that were robbing me of the rest for my soul that Jesus offers.

Check Your Yoke: How Jesus Gives Us True Rest
Feb 5

Feb 5 Check Your Yoke: How Jesus Gives Us True Rest

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Journal, Bible Teaching

Lessons from the gentle and lowly one.

Three Ideas For Sleepless Nights
Jan 29

Jan 29 Three Ideas For Sleepless Nights

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How-To's

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we cannot sleep. How might we find rest during these seasons?

How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
Jan 22

Jan 22 How to Get a Good Night's Sleep

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How-To's

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.

Good Gifts, Not Gods
Jan 15

Jan 15 Good Gifts, Not Gods

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Journal

While self-care may make sense when you’re burned out, they need to be received as gifts, not gods.

Mom Burnout and True Rest in Christ
Jan 8

Jan 8 Mom Burnout and True Rest in Christ

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Journal

In this new series, we will explore what true rest in God looks like, especially in the harder seasons of life.

Merry Christmas!
Dec 25

Dec 25 Merry Christmas!

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Journal

Thank you for reading this blog!

Book Review: Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain and Redeem in Tragedy by Cameron Cole
Dec 25

Dec 25 Book Review: Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain and Redeem in Tragedy by Cameron Cole

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Book Reviews

What do you do when the Worst enters your life? How do you respond when tragedy strikes? This book provides a powerful foundation to help you move out faithfully trusting God in the midst of suffering and pain.

Book Review: Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining and Bitterness by David Powlison
Dec 18

Dec 18 Book Review: Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining and Bitterness by David Powlison

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Book Reviews

Can our sinful anger truly be transformed into something God-honoring and good? David Powlison thinks it can—and lays out a thoughtful path to that end.

Book Review: Untangling Emotions by J. Alasdair Groves and Winston Smith
Dec 11

Dec 11 Book Review: Untangling Emotions by J. Alasdair Groves and Winston Smith

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Book Reviews

A thoughtful exploration of the nature, role, and invitation our emotions offer in our journey of sanctification.

Book Review: The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller
Dec 4

Dec 4 Book Review: The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller

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Book Reviews

Whether you are married or single, believer or not, this thoughtful exploration of marriage gives us a vision to aim for.

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