“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.” (Psalm 62:5 ESV) We didn’t…
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How to Embrace Quiet and Rest
My friend Amy moved to the United States from Vietnam last August. Bright, curious, and eager to improve her command…
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Finding Quiet in a Noisy World
A few weeks ago, the audio system in our old minivan died a sudden and unexpected death. No matter how…
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Why You Should Cultivate a Practice of Solitude
In the laundry room cabinet of my childhood home, we had a red Webster’s dictionary and a set of brown…
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Is God Asking You to Be Still?
When I was eight years old, I had a massive infection called Clostridium septicemia. Doctors had to amputate my left…
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