“Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
(Matthew 11:28-30)
About my Blog...
Exploring The Rest that Works - Working and Playing at Rest in God:
"Can we live at rest in God? I think so, but it takes some effort in terms of alignment.
When I take certain steps, I feel much more peace and have more joy than when I don’t.
Please join me as we share ideas and experiences of what works and what doesn’t for coming to rest in God so we can work and play from there . . . "
About this site...
I’m committing to an experiment with the rest of
my life:
I’m taking Jesus at his word when he said, “Come to me all who are weary . . . and I will give you rest.” Whenever I am aware of fear or anxiety in me, I am trying not to act out of those feelings but rather use my awareness of them as a trigger to turn to God in alignment with Jesus. Whenever I do this, I experience inner peace, meaning and joy and genuine love for others. So far, the experiment is confirming Jesus’ promise.
I served as a United Methodist pastor for 15 years. It was an honor and a privilege. Yet one of my saddest realizations as a pastor was how I and others - in and out of the Church - kept hitting what might best be understood as a soft-glass ceiling. We tried to fly with God and sometimes got off the ground in wonderful ways. > read more