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Lessons From a Burnout

Posted on August 22, 2018August 10, 2018 by Michael Rose
Earlier this year I went hiking with my family in Waterton Lakes National Park.  The park was ravaged by a forest fire in 2017,  reducing a lovely time red, majestic landscape to a scorched wasteland.  It was a devastating sight.  Heart-breaking.
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I’m Burnt Out on Outrage

Posted on October 25, 2017October 24, 2017 by Michael Rose
I was speaking with a friend today who was expressing indignation at a particularly twisted bit of theology.  It was one of those things one can only shake one's head, with mouth agape in wonderment, at such profound theological abuse. I found that in reading it, I had no energy to be outraged.  Yes, it...
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What is Burnout?

Posted on November 29, 2011March 4, 2015 by Michael Rose
It was a season of a lot going on.  New projects, lots of pressure.  I was off balance in almost every area of my life.  Working 14 hour days, 7 days a week with no down time with constant demands from many different directions - it was a stressful season to say the least.   The...
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  • Joy of Good News
    December 17, 2015

    Joy of Good News

    There are many kinds of good news. The best news for me was the birth of my three sons, and seeing them each succeed in their own ways. For some, good news may be winning the lottery or an all clear on a medical test, getting a new job or buying a new car. We...
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  • Divine Love and Road Trips
    July 10, 2017

    Divine Love and Road Trips

    This is another photo taken on our trip to a Kite Festival in Saskatchewan, Canada.   The prairies can provide breathtaking scenery. The contrast of dark sky and land with the layer of light between them was remarkable.   Despite being captured by a phone camera, traveling in a car at 120kph, I think it...
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  • Love Is and Why it Matters
    November 15, 2022

    Love Is and Why it Matters

    ometimes, what we generally accept as the loving thing to do (with the best of intentions) can, in fact, be unloving. When we start with what love is, it helps shape the ways we choose to love.
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