Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
One of my favorite places to get away is The Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky. It is home to a community of Trappist monks, a silent order which means that in most areas no talking is allowed. The signs posted for guests and visitors make this plain. One or two weeks per year I …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #42: Sometimes You Need a Place To Get Away
Where I work, white noise is pumped in to make it harder to hear people farther away from you. When I first moved to my previous building where there was no white noise for a few days, you could hear anything anyone said all the way at the other side of the floor. It was …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #41: Know When to Adjust the Volume
I believe in working hard. Sometimes I go a little harder for more days in a row than I should. But one thing is currently a given in my schedule, and that is the need to sleep in on Saturday mornings to give my body time to catch up on needed rest. My work schedule …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #40: You Need a Day of Rest
I can't count the times I've worried and fretted over something that never came to pass. How much time have I wasted thinking through arguments as they might happen with someone, only for them to never materialize? How many mornings have I started the day in the shower dreading some potential confrontation? It's good that …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #39: Worry Is a Waste of Time
Some people do just enough to get by. I've never understood that. I've always subscribed to the "if you're going to do it, you may as well give it your best" theory. There is something inherently unsatisfying about doing a job and knowing you could have done better. I realize that there are times when …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #38: Satisfaction Comes From Doing Things Well
