This is what I woke up to this morning. I’m on a couple day personal retreat in the northwoods of upper Wisconsin. I’m by myself in a rustic cabin on a beautiful lake. The loons call to me often from the lake and deer pose for me when I aim my iPhone at them.
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Not everybody connects with God in the same way. That shouldn’t be a shock since He’s created each of us unique with a different mix of gifts, passions, abilities, personalities, and experiences. Yet, too often people will try to make another’s spiritual practice their own or worse, try to impose their own practice […]
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I’ve taken Mondays off for 28 years - ever since I’ve been involved in ministry in the local church. They have always been my sabbath day of rest. Not everybody knows how to use a day off for recharging. Many make the mistake of simply doing nothing - sleeping in, wandering around aimlessly, watching hours […]
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