Finding Rest in Christmas

ELIZABETH TURNAGE|CONTRIBUTOR Broken Shalom The Christmas story begins in a season of unrest. Shalom, the Hebrew concept of wholehearted rest that comes from peace and harmony with God, was first disrupted in the garden with Adam and Eve’s sin. The Israelites had an on again off again relationship with their faithful God. When the New… Read More

Apr302018Apr 28 2018

Find Rest

by Christina Fox, in category Encouragement

CHRISTINE GORDON|GUEST Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 These are the words that Jesus gives us at the end of Matthew 11. He gives this invitation in the context of the intimate relationship between the Father and the Son, and the revelation of… Read More

Jun272016Jun 13 2016

Serving Others When You are on Empty

by Christina Fox, in category Ministry

SHARON MORGINSKY|GUEST My husband and I are planting a church in the city where we live and we have 4 young children. Most of our days and nights are filled with meeting with neighbors, having people over for dinner, and mentoring young adults walking out of poverty. Our house is always on the brink of… Read More

Apr182016Apr 18 2016

5 Reasons Why We Need to Rest

by Christina Fox, in category Rest

HEATHER NELSON | CONTRIBUTOR I’ve long viewed rest as a luxury that I couldn’t afford. I was too busy. I’m a part-time counselor/writer/speaker, pastor’s wife, and a mom of young children. When was there time to rest? Rest seemed indulgent, until it became a necessity when I hit burnout in the fall of 2015. God… Read More