I’m taking a vacation for a week before heading out of town again with Selah and Aaron Shust. I need a break from the internet and my cell phone. And some time playing Skipbo and Candyland and basketball. And several dates with my wife. I need more face-to-face time with… Read More
Archive Tag: Sabbath
Perfect Timing
Becky’s grandfather just turned 90. And, he jokes, he still has all his original parts – No replacements. The man is in better health at 90, more mentally sharp, more active and enthusiastic than I am many days at 36! So we’re celebrating. The whole family is headed out to… Read More
Learning From Toyota & Jennifer Knapp
I was the opening act on the ironically named “Eleventh Hour Tour” headlined by Jars of Clay and Jennifer Knapp in 2002. Jennifer told me it would be her last. She said she needed a break but it didn’t need to be said. View Post
Renewal
PSALM 23:1-3 (from THE MESSAGE) God, my shepherd! I don’t need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. I’m not being an… Read More
Satisfaction
GENESIS 2:2-3 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he… Read More
Gift
It feels like a commandment, a hassle, a major interruption. God must have forgotten: I’m important. There’s a lot of stuff I need to get done, stuff only I can do well. I’ve got bills to pay, a wife to impress, a boss to wow, meals to prepare, floors to… Read More