One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him…
Tag: Sabbath
Edgar Bazan ~ The Rest of God
I believe that God wants us to enjoy our everyday lives. John 10:10 says that Jesus came to us so we may have and enjoy…
Andy Stoddard ~ Receiving the Value of Sabbaticals
I’m at just about the halfway point of renewal leave (i.e. Sabbatical). I took my first church job in 1997, and ever since then,…
Michelle Bauer ~ Connecting with God on the Journey
In the Old Testament book of Exodus we read the account of the Israelites journey out of slavery, through the desert and into the Promised Land. This journey provides the ultimate illustration for our spiritual journey and Moses as their leader, demonstrates that the disciplines provide the access point to God’s Presence.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ The Greatest Spiritual Need…
Are you feeling discouraged?
Depressed?
Defeated?
Frustrated?
Is everything a struggle?
Tom Fuerst ~ Pastors, Moral Failings, and the Thing Nobody Wants to Talk About
The apostles don’t see themselves as CEOs or slaves to the church. They see themselves as fulfilling a specific duty for the church: the ministry of the word of God and prayer. Everything else was dropped from their plate. And not only did the church not look down on them or call them lazy for a desire to emphasize these two tasks alone, but this suggestion “pleased the whole community.”
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Are American Clergy Suffering a Crisis of Faith?
It’s a mistake to criticize questioning by and in itself. An unexamined life is not worth living, and an unexamined faith will last about as long as Farrah Fawcett hair, Hammer pants, beanie babies, MySpace, “Gangnam Style” and every other grass that withers and flower that doth fade away.
JB Jackson ~ Your Special Invitation
“Come to me, all ye who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest…” Do you need rest? Are you yoked with Christ?