learning from/during/about rest

My last post here just over a week ago was talking about stopping with the navel gazing and just start doing.  Well I very quickly realized that I haven’t been doing all that much introspection compared to the amount of activity in my life and no sooner had I made that realization than the physical repercussions of massive amounts of activity came crushing in on me.  Which is to say, I slept. I went to bed that night, woke up for breakfast and went back to sleep.  I woke up sometime around 2PM on a Sunday afternoon with just enough time to catch Dr. Who and that’s when it hit me.

Wednesday Trendsday: Jackpot

For those who missed it, WT started off with Dan King over at Bibledude.net with this post.

Today, the main topic of conversation on Google is the Mega Millions jackpot.  Something like the fourth largest jackpot won in the history of the US, although I’d be a bit curious to read some more and do a little inflation study, but that’s for another day.  No the real surprise for everyone is that TWO people in different parts of the country won.

Go figure right?  What are the odds?

Well the odds of one person winning are 1 in 176 million and the odds of two people having the same numbers are probably somewhere in the vicinity of 1 in 309 billion (in case you were curious but I’m not 100% certain of that number).

What is Rest again?

Here are three questions for you.

1. When was the last time you did something just for yourself and God?
2. When was the last time you did something for its own sake?
3. When was the last time you ran a marathon and felt like you could go another 32 miles?

“Gee Sage, what do you mean?” You ask me.

Simple Reminders: Hurry up and Slow Down

The Following is a guest post from Kevin Weatherby who runs Campfire Cowboy Ministries.  This is a repost and was originally titled Life Lessons from Ropin’ the Chute.  For a full bio click HERE

The young cowboy finally had his chance at draggin’ calves to the brandin’ fire. For most of his life, he had been the one doin’ all the flankin’ and the brandin’. Doin’ the draggin’ was usually reserved for the old timers who had already spent their time in the trenches of the brandin’ pen.

7th Day Slumber

This is the name of one of my favorite bands. They were one of the first Christian bands I saw perform live, AND they didn’t put me to sleep with soft acoustics.  What makes me think of them today however, is the name.  “7^th Day Slumber”

On the Seventh Day God rested.

Courtesy Vivek Chugh @ sxc.hu