September 2, 2013

Garden Battle: Dying to Self

Many of you know I’ve been single for quite a while. But recently I have realized there is someone already in my life who is so important, and might even be that someone who “completes me.” And I want to […]
September 2, 2013

Self God: Surrendering the Throne of Your Life

“The Sabbath both dethrones and dignifies us.” Darrin Patrick   Last week we talked about Easter, and Jesus defeating self for us, in his Garden of Gethsemane battle. Let’s take this self issue back to our look at the Sabbath. […]
September 2, 2013

Barbarians at the Gate: Entering into God’s Peace

“The Sabbath gives us an opportunity to weave rest not only into our schedules but into the fabric of our souls.” Darrin Patrick On Christmas and on Thanksgiving I have this feeling of protection from the outside world. Time stops […]
September 2, 2013

The Big Chill: Delight

“The Sabbath is the link between the paradise which has passed away and the paradise which is yet to come.” Andrew Wylie There is a scene in The Big Chill where Sarah (Glenn Close) and her husband, Harold, (Kevin Kline) […]