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Eliminating hurry

When we live in a world with so much noise and busyness, is the way forward really more activity? The only way we combat restlessness is by engaging in rest. Adding more activity onto a restless soul will simply keep it from experiencing the quietness in needs for its own restoration. Continue reading

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Morning by Morning

My wife, who has a profound gift of noticing things I do not, said to me a while ago “Did you know that the first thing you do in the morning is to go look at your phone?’ She was, of course, entirely correct. What does it say about where my heart is directed, if my devotional life is pushed behind my emails? Is there a better way to enter the day? Continue reading

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Saying no

God calls us to say no just as much as God calls us to say yes. The act of saying no to a demand is an act of saying yes to God’s will in our lives. Continue reading

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