Martin Luther said, “The maid who sweeps her kitchen is doing the will of God just as much as the monk who prays-not because she may sing a Christian hymn as she sweeps, but because God loves clean floors.”

We know we need it, but avoid it. We crave it, but fill ourselves with something else. We revere people who take advantage of it, but aren’t convicted enough to follow suit. It is: REST. SABBATH. CALMNESS. SERENITY. DOWNTIME. We binge watch Netflix for hours, and hit the pause button when we’ve had enough, but do […]

The human condition can’t be ignored, but watching the worst of human nature in 2020 makes one want to look away. Destroying an exterior historical monument won’t change the hearts’ interior.

From his memoir, Telling Secrets, the late Frederick Buechner wrote, “To be at peace is to have peace inside yourself more or less in spite of what is going on outside yourself.”

“Let go [of the outcome you desire], and let God [manifest His will].”

“You can never give another person that which you have found, but you can make him homesick for what you have.”

According to Matt Norman- “Not every situation or person is appropriate for revealing your vulnerability.” 

I can’t say life gets easier just because someone comes up to me and says “Keep the faith.” That sounds generic.

From Wild at Heart, John Eldredge writes, “There comes a time when you have to leave all that is familiar, and go into the unknown with God.” 

“Some Christians treat God as a kind of insurance agent. In hard times, they expect Him to issue a claim check to restore what they’ve lost. While waiting for Him to change their circumstances for the better, they withhold fellowship from him.” (Joni Eareckson Tada)