by Mitch Randall | Jul 25, 2019 | Opinion
After rolling up two divine shirt sleeves, working six solid full days and creating life as we know it, God decided to rest on day seven. This brief and fleeting moment becomes one of the most significant practices throughout the biblical narrative. When Moses met...
by Myles Werntz | Aug 28, 2018 | Opinion
Labor Day has, at some level, always felt a little unnecessary to me. For, unlike Independence Day or Memorial Day, when we wrestle with aspects of our country that might seem out of sight, “labor” is something we do all the time. We do not, in other words, need to be...
by Renee Embree | Jul 26, 2016 | Opinion
I’m not known for my rest and relaxation skills. After a fun weekend of hanging out together, a friend said, “Renée, you should have a warning sticker on you that says, ‘Warning: Highly Active Person.'” My idea of a great vacation is more...
by Matt Sapp | Apr 15, 2016 | Opinion
Do you remember what spring break was like? How about the joy and freedom of the last day of school? Or that moment when you’re getting close to the beach and you roll down the windows so you can feel the ocean breeze and taste the salt air? Recently, the kids...
by Guy Sayles | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
The heavy snow that recently fell in our area brought surprising gifts: the requirement (and permission) to step away for a few days from routine busyness, to have longer stretches of uninterrupted time to read and to think, and to rest without irrational guilt over...
