The Apprentice Prayer A simple prayer of the heart propelled me into a great spiritual renewal when I was forty years old. It’s now many years later, and… Continue Reading
You Are Enough! During the fourteen years that I was fasting from publishing books, Kristi and I were on a retreat with a group of church leaders. As… Continue Reading
The Secret of Jesus’ Easy Yoke A friend of mine was quite late for his appointment with me. He finally arrived breathless as he explained to me that 24 hours in… Continue Reading
Jesus Shows Us Healthy Relational Boundaries When Jesus lived on earth, he never walked on eggshells around people, worried about upsetting them, clung to them for approval, or pushed to get… Continue Reading
Why Jesus Didn’t Burn Out One thing that helped turn me around before I totally burned out was to look prayerfully at the life of Jesus. I studied the Gospels… Continue Reading
Rest: Resting in Your Identity Your fingerprint is unique to you — it’s a physical mark of your identity. What about your personal identity? What defines who you are? Imagine… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Spiritual Disciplines Are Dung! Putrid smelling dung — that’s what spiritual disciplines become without love. My comment surprised the pastor I was coaching. But I heard Dallas Willard say… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Relaxed. In December?! As we celebrate the Prince of Peace we may get robbed of peace! What a tragic irony that would be! Let’s resist the cultural swirl… Continue Reading