Alone. Webster defines the word as “separated from others; isolated.” 

It was a time of transition. Our daughter was graduating, we were moving, and ministry was in high gear. For weeks I was waking earlier than normal, battling headaches and heartburn. My neck and shoulders were hurting. As a counselor, I knew the s...

Driving the school’s old Ford station wagon because of the greater luggage capacity, I jerked my way to the airport without incident and collected our visitor. The route home was extremely hilly, and the final hill had stone walls along both sides...

“Burnout is what happens when our inner life with God is no longer able to sustain our outer work for God. A misalignment between our inner life and our outer work leads to a hollowing of the soul as we expend more emotional and spiritual energy t...