I recently read an article by Gretchen Reynolds on one of the New York Times' blogs entitled "How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain." I'd encourage you to pause here and go read it. I'll wait. It's good, huh? But while I can't really say I've ever wondered how, specifically, walking in nature changes the … Continue reading God’s Wilds
A Sane Life
Post-Holiday Pruning
For the past few years, I’ve taken a voluntary break from social media over the Christmas holidays as a way to reflect, recharge, and refocus. I’ve found it to be a very beneficial practice. So much so that this year I decided to raise the bar a bit. First, I started at Thanksgiving this year. … Continue reading Post-Holiday Pruning
The Work of Ministry
I think some of the problem with understanding the “work” of ministry comes from our American mindset that says that when you have a job, you must produce; you must have something at the end of the day to show for your labors. Unfortunately, applying that mentality to ministry is almost surely going to result … Continue reading The Work of Ministry