Lifestyle
Rhythms and daily life choices to help live a life surrendered to Jesus.
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An Artist’s Show and Tell
A gathering of Christian artists made me consider the power and vulnerability of sharing my creativity with others.
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Meditations with an Ink Pen
While waiting for surgery and biopsy results for a melanoma on my ear, I picked up a new habit of writing Scripture. Over and over and over...
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Wondering Where God is? Try Turning Around
In Exodus God sets the stage for the journey with his people, including the guidance of the cloudy pillars. He still guides us as carefully today.
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What if the Great Commission isn’t so Great?
What if the Great Commission is equal in weight to resting in Jesus and loving my neighbor? Maybe our focus has been wrong for long time...
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Stillness, God’s 2024 Word for me
This year I chose Stillness as my word for the year, with Wisdom and Wonder as supplementary words. Here I discuss how I chose, what verses go with them, and how I hope to use these words in my daily life through 2024.
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Buying Lamp Oil
A parable about ten virgins and lamp oil helped me think through my writing and straighten out my priorities.
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The Power of the Pause
After finding a phone app called The One-Minute Pause by John Eldredge and the Wild at Heart Team, I pondered the wisdom of the pause and many ways to incorporate holy pauses into my daily rhythm.
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The Power of Thoughts and Words
Defeating anxiety depends on controlling our thought life. 1 Thessalonians 5 gives us some concrete ways to do that: rejoice, pray, and give thanks. Why isn't it that easy?
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Do You Want to get Well?
Jesus asks a lame man at a pool if he wants to get well. Turns out being healed can have unexpected consequences. If Jesus asks you if you want to get well, get ready for big changes not only in who you are but also in what Jesus means for you to do in the Kingdom.
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A Tale of Two Nervous Systems
Jesus promises peace. If we look at the science of the human body, we see this affects more than our souls. Jesus' plan for our peace also improves our health, as does His model of living that life of peace and wholeness.
