This Life: Discovering true rest in a world full of empty distractions
CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on her struggle with turning to Jesus during times of weariness…
This Life: Finding rest for our weary souls
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, looks at the lesson Jesus has for us with regard to rest…
This Life: Need to find rest? Put Jesus on speed dial
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, writes about finding rests through Christ…
Essay: As kids return to school, we must protect their right to rest. Sabbath practices can help.
Writing as children return to school in the US after their summer break, KATE H RADEMACHER, who works in international public health and is the author of ‘Reclaiming Rest’, on how the discipline of ‘Sabbath-keeping’ can help children…
Pope Francis makes a heartfelt appeal for the environment: “Creation is groaning!”
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis on Tuesday warned that “we are running out of time” in the global climate crisis and beseeched nations and individuals to come together to “restore the land.” “The pandemic has brought us to a crossroads,” the Pope said in a message on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of […]
SIGHT-SEEING: FOUR STEPS CLERGY CAN TAKE TO AVOID BURNOUT
In an article first published by Religion News Service, RAE JEAN PROESHOLD-BELL, an associate professor at the Duke Global Health Institute and research director of Duke Divinity School’s Clergy Health Initiative, looks at four key strategies pastors can use to avoid burning out…
SIGHT-SEEING: GOD RESTED. WHY CAN’T CLERGY TAKE A BREAK?
In an article first published by Religion News Service, Rev LAURA EVERETT, a United Church of Christ pastor in the US city of Boston and is executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, looks at the importance of rest for clergy…
POSTCARDS: FROM LONDON TO NEW YORK, SLEEP PODS OFFER EXHAUSTED COMMUTERS AN ‘OASIS OF PEACE’
ADELA SULIMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London on why ‘sleep pods’ are popping up in cities across the world…
THIS LIFE: FINDING POWER IN THE SILENCE
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the importance of silence…