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Embracing the Ordinary

Posted by Molly Meyer on Feb 21, 2019

  I may have written this post, or one similar to it, before. I will write it again, because I continue to bump up against the need to learn the same lesson. I internally rail against the drudgery of ordinary life and look for escape. The unending repetitive nature of grocery shopping...

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Tags: chores, distraction, fulfillment, media, mundane, ordinary, rest, submission, bepresent

Not in Bloom

Posted by Lindsey Smallwood on Feb 13, 2019

  A couple of weeks ago, I went home to Alaska where I grew up. There are so many things I love about being back under my parents’ roof. The smell of clean laundry as soon as you walk in the door. Taco nights, when my brother and his wife come over and everyone teases me for putting...

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Tags: abide, exhaustion, expectations, growth, rest

The Yoke of Christ

Posted by David Alvarez on May 21, 2018

  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” - Matthew...

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Tags: anxiety, burden, bürden, fear, rest, soul, stress, yoke

Thor vs. Jesus

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Posted by Daniel Fang on Mar 19, 2018

  “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7, NIV) There’s been a nonstop stream of superhero movies over the last decade, including eighteen movies from the Marvel...

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Tags: fragile, human, limits, mortal, rest, superhero

Slow Down, You Move Too Fast

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Posted by Pam Guerrero on Mar 16, 2018

  In July of last year, I experienced heart failure. Takatsubo cardiomyopathy, to be exact. A more informal name for it is broken-heart syndrome. It is usually triggered by emotional stress and anxiety. This, indeed, is what I had been experiencing prior to the attack. Copyright: irstone...

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Tags: faith, heart failure, hurry, rest, slow down, stress, anxiety

Discovering the Power of the Sabbath

Posted by Deborah Woo on Feb 14, 2017

  In the fast-paced, high-achievement culture of Silicon Valley, taking a full Sabbath day feels like a monumental, and often impossible, achievement.  In my old job, when I tried to protect a work-free weekend day, I found I was still cramming 70-plus hours of work into 50-60 hours...

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Tags: communing with god, god's goodness, grief, hiking, nature, prayer, rest, sabbath, sorrow, attuned to god

Passing Through the Rivers

Posted by Molly Meyer on Sep 20, 2016

  I am overwhelmed. This blog post is one week late. I haven’t been able to find the time, discipline, and motivation to sit down and get it done. There is always something else to distract me and keep me occupied—some very real and important distractions, some not so...

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Tags: god's goodness, gratitude, listening, overwhelmed, rest, to-do lists

A Son of Hurry Goes on Sabbatical

Posted by on Aug 26, 2014

  Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,all the remnant of the people of Israel,you whom I have upheld since your birth,and have carried since you were born.Even to your old age and gray hairsI am he, I am he who will sustain you.I have made you and I will carry you;I will sustain you...

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Tags: hurry, stress, anxiety, sabbatical, rest, doing nothing, slowing down

Saying Yes: Allowing Jesus to Heal and Restore

Posted by on Aug 12, 2014

  A little over a month ago, I did something that felt unusual and unnerving, especially for a workaholic like myself. I took a Sabbath. No, not one of those yearlong ones during which I’d don a robe and check into a monastery. Just a half-day one. Having recently wrapped up a...

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Tags: sabbath, busyness, rest, willingness, control, soul, healing
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Estuaries is a public space for individuals who call The River their home to express and reflect on their own personal stories of God in their lives. We recognize that we are each a work in progress, and that our spiritual journeys are as unique and diverse and that through sharing our stories, we hope to recognize, celebrate, reflect on, and lament the joys and struggles of following Jesus.

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