I had a friend give me a devotional earlier this week that made me look at things a little differently. Generally, Elijah’s Tree focuses on preventing stress and burnout so those in ministry can continue with their calling in ministry. However, this devotional, The Red Sea Rules: 10 God-Given Strategies for Difficult Times, pointed out … [Read more…]
There is an abundance of wisdom in a tiny book called “The Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Lawrence. Following is an insert from this book. “I honestly cannot understand how people who claim to love the Lord can be content without practicing His presence. My preference is to retire with Him … [Read more…]
As we aim to reach people in many different types of ministries, there is one that continues to show a high rate of burnout and stress. The field of caregivers, and those who minister in this way, face the challenge of loving others as family, even if they are not. When looking for a topic … [Read more…]
If there is anything we can agree on, we are all busy! Between work, family, church and our interests, there is very little time for anything else. Yet, we are told to follow Jesus’ example and pull away from the craziness and find solitude in God. In her book Quite Places , Jane Rubietta writes … [Read more…]
I hope you have enjoyed the first two installments of this interview. Today I will finish sharing the interview with you. In this last section, Pastor Kelli expands on the need and importance for community in our lives. I hope you all enjoy this continued and final portion! When I asked how important is it … [Read more…]
I greatly appreciate Pastor Kelli sitting down with me and wanted to make sure her time was well spent. To honor that, I decided to split her interview into three posts, this being the second. I hope everyone enjoyed the first half last week, and is looking forward to this week’s. Thanks again to Pastor … [Read more…]
Pastor Kelli is the head pastor of First United Methodist Church in Port Lavaca. She is in her tenth year of ministry. I was blessed to sit down with her the other day and discuss the topic of burnout, and her experience with it. She gave us lots of golden information in the interview, … [Read more…]
As I blogged about a few weeks ago, Jesus made it a point to retreat often. Luke 22 showed us the benefit of this, and how Jesus was strengthened as He was praying. Luke 21 tells us that He retreated every night. Other people who I try to take examples from are the psalmists. I … [Read more…]
In my last blog, we talked about Jesus’ last retreat, and how it helped give Him the strength to continue in His calling. The Scripture I used came from Luke 22:43 & 44. However, the passage was Luke 22:39-46. As I read over it several times, there were a few words of one verse that … [Read more…]
Something that has been on my heart lately is the retreat that Jesus took before His crucifixion. As we read through the Bible, we see the prophecy of the crucifixion. As we read through the different gospels, we see the anticipation for it. And during the narration describing the event, we see the stress Jesus … [Read more…]