The Unhurried Life The Unhurried Life
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The Unhurried Life

If you’ve been tracking new book releases in both the Christian and the secular space, you may have noticed a theme . . . a bevy of titles focusing on distraction and hurry. Our inability…

Time to Reflect Time to Reflect
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Time to Reflect

Years ago, at a Christmas gathering, I was asked a question I’d never been asked before . . . “What do you enjoy about Christmas that no one else knows about?” My answer was weird,…

Time for a Laugh Break Time for a Laugh Break
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Time for a Laugh Break

After writing blog posts all these years, I’ve learned a bit about listening to that little voice in my head. Sometimes it’s God. Sometimes it’s just my soul reminding me to take a break, be…

Wow! Wow!
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Wow!

I heard a comedian do a bit one time about how “everything is amazing right now, and nobody’s happy.” He continues riffing about airplane Wi-Fi . . . “I was on an airplane, and there…

There’s No Place Like Home There’s No Place Like Home
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There’s No Place Like Home

Two birds . . . taken from their nest and brought to unknown lands thousands of miles away remarkably find their way back home. One travels 1,000 miles in 14 days and one travels 3,000…

Preoccupied Preoccupied
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Preoccupied

Think about the word preoccupied. If a house is preoccupied, it means somebody else is already there. You can’t have it because someone else does. You might be able to drive by . . ….

It’s Time for a Break It’s Time for a Break
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It’s Time for a Break

In a couple of weeks, I’ll post my 500th blog. I’m constantly humbled by the number of folks who read what we write and constantly amazed at how God keeps showing us stuff to share….

Why Rest (Part II) Why Rest (Part II)
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Why Rest (Part II)

If you missed Why Rest? (Part I), you can read it here.   Fasten your seatbelt . . . I’m about to go ‘biblical’ on you. There is rest and there is ‘Sabbath-rest.’ Do you…

Why Rest (Part I) Why Rest (Part I)
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Why Rest (Part I)

Our friend Larry Green kicks off Souly Business retreats with a story about American missionaries working in Africa. The missionaries and a group of Africans are carrying building materials inland to their community. After they…