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Purifying Ourselves
I love reading books and watching movies. In my experience, a good story begins with an introduction of characters, engaging conflict, and building tension. If done well, the climax will hit hard and be satisfying for the reader/watcher. Chris Davis, the author of this book, does something similar as we come to this final section of the book…
Resting in Anticipation
Out of all the chapters in this section, I was most excited for rest. I thought to myself, I’ve got this in the bag! Naps have always been my jam. Rest is one of my strongest skills because I can nap anywhere at anytime…
Fasting in Anticipation
I confess, I’m a little bit of a YouTube junkie. I don’t know when it all began exactly—probably sometime during the Pandemic. You remember, don’t you? When there wasn’t much else to do.
Restaurants were closed. Shopping for anything but groceries seemed impossible. Searching for that hard-to-find toilet paper, which seemed to turn into gold overnight, was the only adventure we could hope for. Sadder yet, we couldn’t even go to church!
But there was one thing alive and well—the Beloved Internet…
Gathering in Anticipation
“Are we there yet?!” … “Ugh… when are we going to get there?!”... Do these questions sound familiar? Just imagine those little toddler legs jamming into your back from the seat behind you with a force that is shockingly strong as screams erupt from the back seat. Close your eyes and think back to that time when a shower of goldfish crackers sprayed across the car as the children fought in that small confined vehicle… Yup, you are on a family road trip. And while the tired cliche resounds in your mind that ‘the journey is more important than the destination’ you think, “I can’t wait to finally get to where we are going and get out of this God-forsaken car!”
The journey to our final destination can be difficult at times, so we need to have some structure to help us along the way.