As we conclude our series on Stillness, I want you to take a moment to access your current state of mind. Are you anxious today? Fearful? Content? Joy-filled? Is your heart quiet with the love of Christ or do you feel angst in your spirit as you begin reading these words? Do you need […]

  As we continue our series on stillness, I want to remind you that cultivating stillness is a discipline. Our world promotes almost anything other than a cessation of activity. In last week’s devotion we focused on silence. Today we will turn our thoughts to solitude. To many solitude seems like an absolute nightmare, especially […]

Stillness. What is it and how do you do it? We live in a world of hurry. We have what John Mark Comer in his book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurrycalls “Hurry Sickness.” The symptoms of hurry sickness include (but are not limited to): Irritability Hypersensitivity Restlessness Non-stop activity Emotional numbness Out of order priorities […]

  I’m about to start this blog in a scandalous manner. That’s right, I am going to bring up something secular that many are against, but that actually has a practical message. Here it goes … In the third book of the fictional Harry Potter series there is a creature that preys upon the characters’ […]