Relax With Jesus
For most of my life until about age 40 I struggled with anxiety. Almost nobody knew it because I hid it and because much of…
Tag: Unhurried
Love is Unhurried
If you were asked, “What is love?” How would you answer? Many people think love is a desire or a feeling and that’s why we…
Rest: Coming Off an Adrenaline High
I love adrenaline and how it makes me feel energetic, confident, important, even elated. And I get more work done in less time! Adrenaline is…
Jesus’ “Easy Yoke” is Unhurried — Especially at Christmas!
As Christmas approaches it seems we have to go faster and faster! How can we be unhurried? The traffic keeps getting worse. The lines in…
Breathe Your Way Into the New Year
Like me, maybe you set aside much of your normal work for the Christmas break and this week you have a lot to do! There’s…
A Hurried Pastor Connects with Jesus
Let me tell you about a man I’ll call Eddie. Over the years I’ve talked with lots of people like him. Many of the pastors…
Leading from Liminal Space
Often in our leadership roles we’re impatient to act. But to be a good pastor requires waiting to move forward on plans until you hear…
Notes From “An Unhurried Life”
Readers of our Soul Shepherding Devotionals will know that being unhurried with Jesus is a theme I often write about. That's because hurry is such a problem for many of us. So I was thankful to have Alan Fadling, a friend and colleague of mine, give a talk for a group of pastors and leaders on his new book, An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus’ Rhythms of Work and Rest. Here are my notes.
An Unhurried Life
“I’m a recovering speed addict — and I don’t mean the drug,” writes Alan Fadling in his new book, An Unhurried Life. “I’m talking about…
My VIM Plan for Teaching Like Jesus
TLC1: VIM Plan Years ago God gave me a corrective word about my teaching and preaching ministry: “Less is more.” I was inspired to begin…