“There is too wide a gap, for most of us, between what we say and what we mean. Between our words and our thoughts. The first thing the Prophet Isaiah said when he saw the living and exalted God was,… — 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
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
Sabbath's golden rule: Cease from what is necessary. Embrace that which gives life. — Mark Buchanan Copy Share
“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
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
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
“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
“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
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
“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
“Author wonders whether God's proclamation of His natural mastery when appearing to Job might be about restoring a sense of wonder to world-weary man… — mark Buchanan Copy Share
“Winter's not for adding things but for cutting things. It's the best season, the safest one, actually, to look closely at all the tangled… — Mark Buchanan Copy Share
