ARTICLE Rest for the Mind How you can still your racing thoughts in order to enjoy the presence of God? Ruth Haley Barton
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My heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother.
Not too long ago my husband informed me that during the night I sat up in bed and launched into the introduction to a new message. What surprised him most was that this sleepy sermon was coherent ...
The Way of Contentment What makes the difference between a Christian who is frustrated and one who is content? Richard Lewis
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Contentment doesn't mean a problem-free life. Paul was in prison when he wrote, "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" (Phil. 4:11). Contentment is a state of mind. As Abraham Lincoln said, "Every man is just as happy as he makes up his mind to be." Contentment is something not easily or quickly learned. The late Dr. Noel Smith told an old friend from his hospital bed, "Just about ...
ARTICLE Soul Health You can’t be fruitful if you neglect the Source. Mindy Caliguire
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Yesterday, I stood in front of a ministry team and asked: "What tends to emerge in the life of a person who neglects his or her soul? What symptoms creep in?"
I explained that no one ever sets out to trash the condition of his soul, and particularly not those of us in vocational ministry. Yet we often find ourselves in a spiritual death spiral—facing ever increasing ministry loads yielding ever ...
The Unending Tension Somewhere between “abiding” and “abounding” is a quiet, productive place. John Ortberg
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Do you feel the tension between abounding and abiding? I live with it every day. It's unending. I want to discover the deepest passions that God hard-wired into me. I want some fire in my belly. I want to abound. But on the other side of my life is Jesus' statement in John 15:4: "Abide in me, and I will abide in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must abide. Neither can you bear fruit by ...
How does a soul find rejuvenation? That is the question Leadership journal asked dozens of church leaders. Here are 10 things they have done to benefit their souls:
Take a Walk
Regularly taking a long walk can quiet your soul and help you draw near to God. Many pastors report using walks to internalize their sermons and prepare their souls to preach.
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