Sunday (6/4/17) Jamie and I were blessed by a sermon from Pastor Bruce McKanna on Sabbath rest. Bruce gave this beautiful challenge: “Don’t give yourself permission to rest so much as hear God’s permission.” The first Sunday of my sabbatical,…
Sabbatical Notes: Working at Resting
I’m thankful for the opportunity to recharge! A week into my sabbatical and here is some of how I’m working at recharging: Memorizing and meditating on Romans 11:33-36. I can’t believe I haven’t previously memorized. Lots of Scripture review and meditation. Listened…
Return to Reality: Coming Down from the Spiritual Highs of Camps and Retreats
Being at camp, or on a spiritual retreat, is like free falling with friends. The rush of “sky-diving” is great. Soon enough, gravity takes over, and we are back on “land.” If the decisions made at camp are to make…
Easily The Most Beautiful Site in the World
We should all agree about the most beautiful site in the world . . . . One summer our family was at the Garden of Versailles near Paris. It was the summer of my sabbatical. We stayed in the Lauterbrunnen…
Pastors Who Do Not Read Serve a Stale Meal
One of the many things I am thankful for at The Red Brick Church is that they give me a book allowance and encourage me to study. Pastors who do not read and study quickly become stale in the pulpit.…
Carl Trueman: On the Virtue of Wasting Time
There is something to be learned from Trueman’s thoughts about busyness. Why not read this and then find time to take a walk? Waste just a little time. One of the amazing things about modern American culture is surely the…
Pastor Darryl Dash reflects on his sabbatical
My sabbatical is winding down. It has been a tremendous blessing. And, I am praying that our flock will be blessed because of it. My friend Darryl Dash is also on sabbatical this summer. I can relate to much of…
A fitness strategy
Getting in better shape physically is one of my sabbatical goals. I may adopt this little boy’s exercise routine. HT: JT
God shines in all that’s fair
I understand that the pictures linked to here will not be of interest to many who read this blog – – sort of like being invited over to see vacation slides – – but, the primary audience I target is…
Florin Trifan shares how he came to Christ in communist Romania
One of my sabbatical highlights was watching the below video on my computer while in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Trevin Wax: In Holy Subversion, I briefly recount the conversion story of my father-in-law, Florin Trifan. Bro. Trifan was a Communist party member…