Sensitive, empathic, introverted? You may be surprised where God calls you. If this describes you or someone you work with, this episode...
Guest Caitie Butler argues that the leading cause of burnout is an institutional pace that doesn't match the natural pace of workers.
With constant distraction at our fingertips, our routines around work can add up to days filled with...
The COVID-19 pandemic presented many organizations with levels of uncertainty that they had never seen before. How do you lead with faith...
Guest Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith tells us about seven different types of rest and how God helped her recover from burnout.
Have stress and exhaustion become your default state? We talk with guest Sarah Magidoff about slowing down...
Scripture Mark 2:27-3:1-6 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind...
Is there hope for the burned out? How can you recharge in your work when even the tiniest task feels like climbing...
Genesis 1:31-2:3 (NIV) God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was...
Nearly two-thirds of Americans fail to maximize their vacation allowance: too much to do, not enough time, just enough money to pay...
Will there be technology in heaven? If so, what technology will we take to heaven? And what is technology, anyway? God placed...
Last week I brought up the subject of an online retreat. I confessed that I had no idea if such a thing...
Peter Schneck sold a thriving ad agency when he realized it was keeping him from being in a close relationship with his...
Work and rest are not opposing forces, but elements of a rhythm that make good work and true recreation possible. If you’re...
This episode features a talk Dr. Richard A. Swenson gave at a Marketplace Network Forum in Boston. You can visit his website...
Rev. Susan Pendleton Jones and Dr. George Cladis offer three sermons outlines about faith and work. This issue focuses on rest, kindness...
On a Saturday, I left my husband and the boys at home and drove to the WalMart in our small city for...
Imagine the surprise when a hardworking Google employee was informed he would be receiving an extra week of vacation this summer because...
When my childhood friend returned home from vacation, I’d run to her house and ask about the trip. She hiked in the mountains and slept in a tent and fell asleep to night...
A few years ago, an acquaintance heard me say that I never take formal vacations and butted in, “Well, you should. And...
We are not on vacation. It's the last day of spring and my husband's off from work. The sky is pale blue...
A mother, in middle age, sat with her teenage son, bouncing along, shoulder to shoulder. I wondered if I would grow into...
We need refreshment. We need our souls restored. We need times of quiet.
I began my brief career as a nurse, with no vision, apart from survival—my own and that of my patients. Fear drove...
How many times have we gazed into our electronic calendars, crammed full of colored squares, and thought: "I feel like a slave...
Right now, as I write this, I'm not connected to the Internet. In fact, I've got my...
The speed and amount of data coming at us on our computers, laptops, and cellphones, and soon through our glasses and watches, is startling.
The Sabbath is a day for saving life, not just in the particular sense of rescuing someone from a life-threatening situation, but...
In a world so filled with busyness, where electronic communication invades every moment, where people are running ragged and neglecting their most...
Over thirty-seven million hits. That’s how popular the topic “work-life balance” is. Search it in quotes, with or without the dash, and...
The topic of work-life balance is a hot one today. Millions of people around the world are trying to do what they...
While planning our family’s first real-deal, official vacation, I came across the following statistic: ...
Becca worked from home, and her friends envied her. “No commute!” they’d say. And while no commute was great, Becca knew the flip side: no climbing in the car to get away from...
Emptying and filling, she said. I have been thinking about these words all morning. Emptying and filling, emptying and filling, emptying and filling. ...
I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. Psalms 108:3 As you know...
What’s in a dream? Consider Elias Howe—the sewing machine pioneer. In his original model, his needle had an eye in the middle. And it didn’t work. One night, Howe dreamed he was under...
Busyness is our badge of honor. We boast about how tired and overspent we are, as though it were something to be...
Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, offers to each of us the refreshment of frequent, recurring rest.
And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest for a while."
God calls people to both work and rest. Explore the biblical call to rest and break through some of the barriers we...
God’s dual invitations to work and to rest validate the special bond between God, humanity, and creation.
After the Fall rest becomes a necessary antidote to the harshness of work, yet rest is elusive because humanity’s perfect relationship with...
The Fall makes work difficult, and creates a desperate need for people to experience both physical and spiritual rest. But people often...
The deeper problem with rest is not a matter of scheduling. It is a matter of trust in God. Somehow, people’s hearts...
Although people are free to choose when and how to rest, there are compelling arguments both for observing a weekly sabbath rest...
Believers can give Jesus their burdens and experience deeper rest. However, it takes a full surrendering of minds, hearts, and wills.
Why did God rest from work on the seventh day?
God sets limits to our work. It's up to us to discern those limits and live within them.
The first part of the fourth commandment calls for ceasing labor one day in seven. On the one hand, this was an...
Jeremiah also turned his attention to the rhythm of work and rest. As always, the prophet began with God’s earlier self-revelation; in...
As we walk through Matthew’s Gospel, we see that opposition to Jesus—his message and his actions—is increasing. It culminates in Matthew 12:1...
Making Time Off Predictable and Required Read more here about a new study regarding rhythms of rest and work done at the...
Jesus’ healing in this episode occurs through personal touch.
The Sabbath is an essential part of the biblical understanding of work, and Jesus teaches about the Sabbath in the Gospel of...
As much as the creation is therefore the good work of God in Christ, there is still a stark contrast between the...
There are several ways to get our busy lives in better balance. Be focused on what is most important for your life...
What do you think of when you hear the word “rest”? Do you dream of quiet days in a deck chair on...
I’d had a difficult year. Despite my intense commitment to working with unchurched young people, I was feeling tired and drawn. Everything...
In advanced industrial societies entertainment is virtually synonymous with leisure, since entertainment is the major form of leisure.
Biblical and practical tips on maintaining a rhythm between work and rest.
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