Silence. It’s quite challenging and the most amazing gift. Dallas Willard wrote, “When we go into solitude and silence we stop making demands on God. It is enough that God is God and we are his. We learn we have…
you may not get a sick day, but your soul has a way to rest
This isn’t meant to be a platitude lacking in power or practicality. I write this because I need this: a way to rest and even recharge when I can’t stop. A few weeks ago I had a cold. It lasted…
What Resting in God Isn’t
Lord, thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee. Saint Augustine I am learning (slowly and clumsily) real soul rest in God. Rest – by grace through faith putting expectations…
The [Work] Of Stillness
“This is the ‘work’ of stillness; we must put forth the effort to live in ways that counter the movement and activity of the world we live in.” Gary Taylor How often is that the battle? Flesh versus Spirit, world-thinking…