Sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses. And admire a peacock perched by the resort pool. And listen to the tide as it rolls back and forth on the shoreline. Every once and a while we have to take a step back and allow our brains to coast. No deep thinking about work…
I’m a Martha who has to be intentional about being more like Mary, but I’m not always successful. Many of us know the story about the two sisters, found in Luke 10:38–42. Jesus came to visit the them and Martha became irritated when Mary didn’t lift a finger to help her get dinner ready. (Have…
Proactive Listening. That’s what author and pastor Mark Batterson says we need to do to hear the voice of God. I am currently at the beach where I feel closest to God and where I’ve received some profound direction like “I want you to quit your full-time job” after I felt a call to seminary…