There are seasons when rest seems elusive, and worry seems present. What do we do with that? There’s a prayer I like to pray when worry feels front and center.
The title of this podcast is actually not the point. It’s something much better. Rest is just a part of the pathway to something greater.
Jesus uses the word “yoke” twice in his invitation to rest. There are many ways to think about this metaphor. Danny discusses the relational component of this intimate togetherness.
Danny discusses how Jesus invitation to rest is actually an invitation to Jesus. Jesus says “Come to me.” Which is different than “come to rest.” And there’s another layer behind that one too. Join Danny as he unpacks many layers of Jesus invitation in Matt 11.
We rest when we think of ourselves as God thinks of us. The more I know I’m loved, the more I will rest.
Danny continues to define work from Matthew 6. We can trust God to provide.
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Can God provide for us in rest? Does provision require our work? Danny addresses these subjects with two stories from his own life.
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Work and Rest are not two sides of a spectrum, but brothers that coexist at the same time with each other....if you let them. Danny begins to describe his definition of work, and describes its relationship with rest.
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Three distinct phases of rest can be found in Matt 11. Danny unpacks what they are and how they work.
-Detox/Renewal.
-Discovery
-Practice
The initial concept of this podcast comes from this academic paper.
“The transformative power of sabbaticals”
https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amd.2021.0100.summary
Continuing the series on how to make decisions from a place of rest, Danny explains how rest changes the dynamic from making a decision based on resources (Can/Can’t) to a decision based on personal values (Will/Won’t)
Danny continues to expand on how to make decisions from a place of rest.
Danny expands on peace and joy as fruit of the spirit
We begin a journey down the path of rest expecting joy on the other side of the decision.
Not only does he take a nap, he does so in a storm, and on a cushion. Love that guy! I want to be more like him.
A way to use the Lord’s prayer for healing for your neurological self. Taken from the Roman Catholic tradition.
Many friends in ministry feel an incredible pressure to meet the needs of the flock they attend to. This passage gives some perspective to that pressure and provides an alternative solution.
A reading of a restful passage - Psalm 91