“Forgiven people "prove" they're forgiven by walking in newness of life. They walk in the light, walk by faith, walk by the Spirit. Forgiveness sets us in motion. It acts upon us to make us act. It gets us up… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
“In a culture where busyness is a fetish and stillness is laziness, rest is sloth. But without rest, we miss the rest of God:… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
Once we begin to flee the things that threaten and burden us, there is no end to fleeing. God's solution is surprising. He offers… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
Sabbath's golden rule: Cease from what is necessary. Embrace that which gives life. — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
“One of the largest obstacles to true Sabbath-keeping is leisure. It is what cultural historian Witold Rybczynski calls “waiting for the weekend,” where we… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
God gave us laughter, I think, as a balm to wash the wounds of our own blunders, as a splint to mend the bones… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
This is the love of God, an alchemy that can turn enemies into children. — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
The examen is a form of personal inventory. At day’s end, spend time in prayerful reflection on your day: your comings and goings, routines… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
“That's how I read the Bible. There are more than sixty references in Scripture to celebration and all but one or two of them… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
“There is too wide a gap, for most of us, between what we say and what we mean. Between our words and our thoughts.… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
Here lies the basic flaw of all doubt. It can never really be satisfied. No evidence is ever fully, finally enough. Doubt wants always… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
“Forgiven people "prove" they're forgiven by walking in newness of life. They walk in the light, walk by faith, walk by the Spirit. Forgiveness… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share Image
