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Three Rs of Summer…Renew, Rest, Reassess

It’s summer! Hip, hip, hooray! Break out the ice tea, the sunscreen, and the books. Every summer, as my kids are soaking up the sunshine, hours of free play, and extra time with friends, I focus on three things I can’t find time to do during the school year. I renew,...
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Dream Sabbath

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“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” -- Genesis 2:3 (KJV) What does your Sabbath look like? Recently, I was reading that the Sabbath, or “Shabbat” in Jewish literature, is...
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Come Rest A While

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by Cara
Monday, 02 June, 2014
categories: Articles
Nurture Your Soul – Summer Devotions Series Come Rest Awhile by Cara McLauchlan “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” ―Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions of St. Augustine My Aunt Betty loved teatime. She...
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"Altared" States

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by Lisa
Monday, 29 July, 2013
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!
Summer Practicum season is often the “pause that refreshes,” as Coca-Cola would say. Inspiration abounds from speakers keen to be God’s conduit for truth. Encouragement flows freely among those who have “been there” before—and survived a certain stage of the...
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What Is Sabbath Rest?

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by Nancy
Wednesday, 17 July, 2013
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!
In Genesis 2:2–3, Scripture tells us that “on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his...
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