Parable of the Sabbath
It was our first year as cross-cultural workers in India. While on a walk in the Himalayan foothills, we passed a painted cement house. There a lady sat pounding...
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Sabbath Week
This week will be quiet around Velvet Ashes as we take time off social media and our blog. Join us? We pray peace and rest for you this week!...
A Journey Into Rest
I turn off the kitchen light, sink into my seat at the table, laden beautifully with a simple tablecloth, flowers if we have them, our best dishes, the food...
This Week’s Theme: Sabbath
Sabbath means to rest, to cease work or striving. It is an opportunity to trust the One who flung the stars into the sky and paused to delight in...
How Was Your Sabbatical?
When people ask me, “How was your sabbatical?” I am reminded of arriving back in America after a term and people asking me, “So how was China?”...
This Week’s Theme: Sabbath
Does your heart need space to slow down, rest, and process? Enter Sabbath. In her book Rhythms of Renewal, Rebekah Lyons said, “Taking...
Announcing a Change
I just said a prayer, asking the Holy Spirit to write this post for me. I know I can’t do it. I can’t communicate to you, dear community, all...
The Grove Word Prompt: Sabbath
Here in this Velvet Ashes community, we know how important it is to rest. We know the value of feeding our souls, and we love the concept of Sabbath....
Hooked on Change
A couple of weeks ago I was sitting next to my 10-year-old daughter on the couch. She was still wearing the pajamas she had worn the night before, even though...
Put on Hold
Why is waiting so difficult? At times, it seems I’d rather gnaw off my own arm than wait--at least there would be something to DO. The action, even though extremely...
