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Trusting God for the Rest

Trusting God for the Rest
Have you ever been hesitant to go to sleep? Maybe there is too much to do or something is worrying you that you feel needs your attention. In my view, sleep reflects the Sabbath model. God has given us 6 days to work and the seventh is given to rest as we lay down our…
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The Gift of Work: In His Image

The Gift of Work: In His Image
How do you feel about your work? Do you love what you do or do you consider it a part of the curse to survive? If we look at the first mention of work in the Bible, you may be surprised – and encouraged. The first use of work, melakah, occurs all the way back…
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Are you rested?

Are you rested?
Last week we talked about the value of work before rest. But the converse is true as well. Rest is necessary for the mind, body and soul so that we can return to productive and creative work. How do we experience that rest? Our society puts a high value on leisure time. In fact, billions…
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Time to Rest?

Time to Rest?
An interesting podcast recently suggested that without creative work, there is no true rest. Creative work generates a product or useful service and can be done in an office, home, library, or on an assembly line. Sometimes we are paid for our work but we also might be serving as a volunteer or within our…
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