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My new podcast highlights the celebrity in everyone. Is it all for the sneaky goal of getting coffee with Tom Cruise? Hmmm. That’s up to you to decide. But everyone has something worthy of celebrating.
How is it possible for Jesus to literally be walking with you throughout the day and you miss His presence? It happened in the book of Luke during a time of political and cultural upheaval with two of Jesus’ disciples. What can we learn?
Decision fatigue is real, and my sabbatical revealed the urgency of reducing decisions in my life. I suspect you too need to become more accountable with others about your own decision-making and begin a journey away from fatigue into purposeful, paced, life leadership.
“Why me?” Why should a pastor attempt to speak to the COVID crisis other than simply “preach the gospel?”
The main thing I wanted to do with this post is simply to celebrate. I did it! I took a sabbatical. It wasn’t perfectly executed, and it didn’t involve elaborate planning or expensive travel to exotic locations. It was simply a restful, relaxing, enjoyable, reflective, reading, and slow-paced life parenthesis.
This is another in a series of posts on COVID, culture, dialogue, hope and learning gentleness. May it lead to gracious interaction, encouraging perspective and growing trust in a God who is in control and loves you.
Churches, insist on sabbaticals. Ministers and members may discover that they love the season of sabbatical and the lessons learned during it as much as they enjoy being served by a refreshed leader post-sabbatical.
Something I read in one of C.S. Lewis’ books has helped me focus on two things: 1) The Present and 2) The Eternal. Here’s why a dual focus is deeply faithful.
Mobs have a lot in common, whether it’s the 1st century or the 21st century. Jesus died at the hands of one mob, and He amazingly offers His life and salvation for all mobs.