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Day 26: Dogs
Posted on April 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
We sat in Linda’s golf cart at the campground. Children were running and giggling. I could smell burgers from someone’s grill. And I was sharing with her all the ways we might change the world together in ministry. I needed a right hand; a teaching pastor who would be an anchor. But also, someone who […]
Day 21: Sick
Posted on March 12, 2021 Leave a Comment
A few years ago, I was sick. Incredibly sick. My doctor diagnosed me with diverticulitis and sent me for a CT scan. At first she wanted to admit me to the hospital, but then she decided I would be alright with two strong antibiotics, lots of water, and rest. Rest? Who has time for rest? […]
There is Strength in the Resting Place
Posted on August 21, 2018 1 Comment
It’s day twenty-one of my sabbatical. Twenty-one days of Sabbath rest. Three sets of seven. On day twenty, I was wondering how I would continue doing what I do because, after twenty days, I still had no desire to preach. I had eleven more days to lean into this place of rest, but would […]