July 23, 2009
I have just returned from a sabbatical with my family and experienced a magnificent renewal in mind, body and rest in my soul in remarkable ways as never before.
A few things that God showed me during my time away were really helpful for me. Sleep experts say that human beings must experience rapid eye movement (REM) in order for your body to truly rest during a night’s sleep. I have reflected upon this and have come to realize that we all need “REM” of the soul on a regular basis to allow us to live a fruitful and joyous life that God desires and intends for us to live. We do not embrace rest for ourselves and just create short stints of rest and often times do not experience or feel rested. For instance, if we were to only take 7 or 8 one-hour naps in a 24 hour period, our body would not be rested because we would not experience REM sleep. In the same way, we need soul rest. It is true that we as western Christians have a hard time embracing and practicing Sabbath rest as we should. Whether on Sunday or a taking a season of rest (i.e., vacation) we still often emerge more restless and tired than when we began. Why is this? Perhaps it is because we are not creating space to allow our souls to rest in a way they were created to do. Soul rest is more than getting a lot of sleep and sunshine in a secluded (more…)
July 8, 2009
Sorry for the delay in reporting of our tour. We had a amazing time on the road. I hope you enjoyed our videos and THANK YOU for praying. Here is a brief snap shot of what God did:
- 65 new sponsors for kids
- $30k raised
- $6,000 of items sold in ServLife Store
- 25 engagements / meetings
- 40 speaking engagements
- 5,000 miles
Your prayers were felt and valued. Our kids now see RVs all over the place and ask, “Daddy, when are we going to be in an RV again. Thank you - Let me know if you would like for a DOJ tour to come to your area…We are thinking of the future…
