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2026-07-25T14:37:10-04:00

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Introducing the Story of Corrie Ten Boom to a New Generation

Last updated on: July 25, 2026 at 2:37 pm By Jeff McLain

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Corrie ten Boom once said, “It is not our task to give God instructions. We are simply to report for duty” (Tramp for the Lord 1976, 140). She lived her life this way, willing to serve and love for the sake of the Kingdom. As a result, she became what she called a “tramp for the Lord” and found her purpose in spreading God’s amazing love. Recently, Crossway sent me The Story of Corrie ten Boom by Jennifer T. Kelley,... Read more

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2026-07-16T21:52:11-04:00

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Port of Call: Sometimes We Need More Than a Weekly Sabbath

Last updated on: July 16, 2026 at 9:52 pm By Jeff McLain

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As I write this, our ship is slowly pulling into the port of Nassau. This is our second port of call in the Bahamas on this trip. The pink hues of the morning sunrise echo and are mirrored in the glassy, deep-blue sea below me. Ahead, the lights of the harbor quietly beckon us forward. They call us into a place of rest before another day begins. I see the land and the lights as an invitation to the many... Read more

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2026-07-09T21:30:19-04:00

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A Quiet Life Is Rooted Like a Tree (Psalm 1)

Last updated on: July 9, 2026 at 9:30 pm By Jeff McLain

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Growing up, you probably had a favorite tree. Maybe it was the one you climbed in your backyard. Maybe it shaded your grandparents’ porch. Maybe it held a treehouse or became your hiding place on long summer afternoons. For me, it was a massive maple tree at my grandfather’s house. I couldn’t wrap my arms around its trunk. One branch stretched almost perfectly horizontally, strong enough for me to crawl out and simply sit. I’d watch birds moving through the... Read more

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2026-07-03T14:28:33-04:00

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Psalm 23: A Poem for the Pilgrimage

Last updated on: July 3, 2026 at 2:28 pm By Jeff McLain

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I don’t know about you, but when everyone is talking about a movie or raving about a book, I’m often less inclined to jump in right away. I’m naturally skeptical of hype. Sometimes it takes me a few years to finally watch the movie or read the book that everyone else has already been discussing. Sometimes I end up loving it, and sometimes I don’t. But one advantage is that by then I’m far enough removed from the excitement, opinions,... Read more

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2026-06-24T22:11:52-04:00

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Owning Things Without Being Owned: The 100 Thing Challenge

Last updated on: June 24, 2026 at 10:11 pm By Jeff McLain

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It could be argued that the disposability of products produced in this era has made us wasteful consumers. Products are produced cheaply, making it easier to buy a new item than to repair it or replace a broken part. Fast-food wrappers in throwaway paper, recyclable coffee cups, and nonbiodegradable plastics are overflowing our landfills. As a result, we have not cultivated good stewardship practices and have come to see most things as disposable —a way of thinking that has affected... Read more

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2026-06-17T21:09:55-04:00

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Dirt Talking to Dirt About God

Last updated on: June 17, 2026 at 9:09 pm By Jeff McLain

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One of the most haunting things I have heard about preaching was from Dr. Mark Rutland. In 2025, while in Atlanta, I heard Mark Rutland say this plainly to a room of pastors: “Preaching is dirt talking to dirt about God.” I have been chewing on and wrestling with that line ever since. It speaks to an aware and humble posture in preaching that I think the church needs to rediscover. As pastors and teachers, we are trying to grasp... Read more

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2026-06-04T21:49:12-04:00

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What Does “Lead a Quiet Life” Mean in 1 Thessalonians 4:11?

Last updated on: June 4, 2026 at 9:49 pm By Jeff McLain

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At the front of my journal and the bible around, I have written out the words of 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12. For a few years now, this verse has been my life verse. Even more, if there is one verse that has shaped both my life and writing, it is Paul’s invitation in 1 Thessalonians 4:11: “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life.” I launched this Lead a Quiet Life blog on Patheos in 2023 because I believe that... Read more

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2026-06-01T21:55:15-04:00

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Remembering the Nudge: Revisit the Place God First Spoke

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 9:55 pm By Jeff McLain

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A few weeks ago, I found myself asking a simple question: When did I first sense a nudge from God? Perhaps there is no better season to ask such a question, than Pentecost, and the season we celebrate God speaking and moving through his Holy Spirit. As I considered this question, I was not necessarily thinking in terms of an audible voice. Nor was I trying to remember some otherworldly, supernatural, dramatic spiritual experience that defied reality. Rather, I was... Read more

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2026-05-14T23:38:08-04:00

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Quiet Life Stewardship: Reflections on The Good Steward

Last updated on: May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm By Jeff McLain

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“In one sense, good stewardship is simple: live your life using all your resources to bring glory to God by serving others.” That is how Timothy J. Russell and Roy L. Russell summarize stewardship in their 2025 book, The Good Steward. Stewardship is a loaded word. We hear it used in conversations about finances, the environment, churches, nonprofits, leadership, and so much more. Yet for followers of Jesus, stewardship is not merely one category of life. It is a way... Read more

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2026-05-07T21:32:26-04:00

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Be a Christian Where You Are

Last updated on: May 7, 2026 at 9:32 pm By Jeff McLain

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When I was younger, I didn’t want to rule the world. I wanted to change it. Maybe you can relate. Many of us carried that same energy into early adulthood. We threw ourselves into some sort of vision or mission—ministry, activism, missions, church work, nonprofits, politics, or careers, believing we could make the world better. It would be our legacy and how we are remembered. Often, we assumed that if we really wanted to make a difference, we needed something... Read more

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