Lent 2018 officially ends with Maundy Thursday, when we remember Jesus’s last meal with his friends. You may remember that I pledged to keep “Tech Shabbats,” this Lent, a 24-hour periodin which I’d put away my smartphone. Guess how that went? It’s hard to …
Remember the famous Biblical proverb from Luke 4:34, “Physician, heal thyself!”? Well, I’m in need of my own #ForSabbathsSake medicine. Last weekend, Fred and I sabbathed with the amazing Myers Park Baptist Church for their 75th Jubilee Year Inter-Generational Retreat. Through three sessions, five worship …
The February after Fred and I started dating in December 2008, I told him I was preparing for Lent. “Lint?” He asked. “Lent.” I said. “Lint? Like pocket lint?” I laughed. “Sort of … but L-E-N-T.” Lent and lint? They actually do have something in …
[This is part of an article written as a post for Steve Austin’s Grace is Messy blog. Click the link below to read the entire article on his site.] I am a fledgling sabbath-keeper. Though I’ve written a book about it, embraced my 52 chances …
What Do You Do #ForSabbathsSake? Guest Blog Series Conclusion This summer, when I began the “What do you do, #ForSabbathsSake?” Guest Blog Series, I had no idea what would emerge. Thirteen guest bloggers and three months later, we have a treasure trove of stories, confessions, …
I’m about four years into a do-it-yourself home renovation. And it has almost killed me. I’ve watched a lot of YouTube videos on load-bearing walls, plumbing, and electrical outlets, and mostly fumbled through everything trying to literally avoid killing myself. AJ Heschel (a Jewish rabbi) …