Jesus promises rest for our weary souls. And that really is good news. That is the gospel that can drive us forward, renewed and ready. That’s what Amy Sigmon* writes about Matthew 11:25-30. It can drive us forward. Is it?…

“Modern life is about finding answers, not about asking questions,” writes Arthur C. Brooks in his latest book. “Work is a job,” he continues, “not a calling.” What say you?

A hero of mine from another tribe and another era is Charles Haddon Spurgeon, a British Baptist from the 19th century. Among the innumerable gems he left us this — Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to…

“Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is timing.” Roman Catholic Bishop Sheen wrote that. I’m a United Methodist Christian. We’ve been criticized for being people who love to get things done. “Patience waits on the right time…

copied and well uh wow —- At 96, Clint Eastwood shattered our comfortable illusions about growing old, refusing to sugarcoat the harsh truth.In a recent speech, he explained how the body changes over time. Bones become less flexible, movements slow…

“God’s faithfulness doesn’t always announce itself,” Rebekah Lyons reminds us. “Sometimes you have to get quiet enough to trace the fingerprints.” Might be a great moment to review yesterday’s version of my humble blog….

Remember what Harvey MacKay told us yesterday here? If not, it’s easy to do a a quick review. And now this — Sometimes you just need to breathe, let go, and remind yourself that this very moment is enough. —…

Harvey MacKay pulled no punches in his seminars and books. For example, from a recent ad that came my way — “You don’t need another course or book. You need to take action.” — Take a big gulp of what…

“Modern life is about finding answers,” writes Arthur C. Brooks in his latest book, “not about asking questions.” What say you?

With gratitude to friend and colleague Karen Oplt for sourcing this John Wesley quote — But it is not part of my design, to save either learned or unlearned men from the trouble of thinking. On the contrary, my intention…