O weary ones, O long-time waiting and watching ones, O ones who are late to the game, he is your rest this busy season, and always.

Every day is a Sabbath for Christians. Every day is the day the Lord has made. Every day is a day to find rest in Christ.

Rest doesn’t come cheap. Perhaps there’s no scarcer commodity in our time. Plenty sell it, but there’s no warranty, and it seldom lasts.

Christ has taken our failures and defeats and exchanges that yoke for his own.

What is it, though, that makes bedtime so fraught with anxiety?

"Ragged" written by Gretchen Ronnevik is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted written by Gretchen Ronnevik (1517 Publishing, 2021), 122-125. Now available for preorder.

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted written by Gretchen Ronnevik (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now available for preorder.

Lack of effort isn’t the sworn enemy of fruit-bearing. Self-sufficiency is.

Through the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we've received new life and eternal salvation. True rest and refreshment are received from Christ Jesus.

The forgiveness of sin in Jesus' name changes the way we move, and live, and exist.

The resistance to rest has nothing to do with hatred of naps and has everything to do with wanting control, and wanting a safety net outside of God.