http://aaroncrabtree.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:16:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dallas Willard has become one of my favorite writers in the last few years.  While I still haven't made it through "The Divine Consipiracy" (bet I've started that book eight times); "Renovation of the Heart" and "The Great Omission" have formed much of my thinking about discipleship. ONE chapter in TGO ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=127 By my count, this is Day 26 of Lent.  As you may already know, I have made the seemingly safe commitment to "think about rest" during these days.  Specifically, I determined that this process of thinking would look like this (with some progress updates): I'd use this blog to share some ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=117 One of the more significant happenings since my last post was the death of a former professor and administrator at the school I work. Doctor/Pastor Dave Plaster passed last weekend after an unexpected and brief illness.  Over the last two years of his life, he returned to local church ministry ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=120 I can be quite the whiner. You know it's true... looking back through my recent posts - read them doing your best impression of a three year old and you'll hear it - Aaron's pity party. Sadly, it's a party I've been throwing for most of the last 3 years... see? I'm ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=115 One of the largest obstacles to true Sabbath Keeping is leisure. (Rest of God, 35) It appears I don't rest well.  Instead of retreating to a time of sacred Sabbath, I usually spend my non-working time in one of two ways: I maintain my pace (break-neck-busy) doing yardwork, shopping, home repair, and errands - ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=113 I find it comforting that this book I'm reading (Mark Buchanan's "Rest of God" if you've not been following my recent posts) starts his argument for Sabbath Rest with a chapter on Work.  Because that's what's really the issue here - a bloated work life, a lack of understanding of ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=111 So, I'm 3.5 days into my journey of thinking about rest - my commitment for Lent this year.  To review, I've decided to: intentionally reflect on the pace of my life as it relates to work, rest, and busyness read Buchanan's "The Rest of God" and other readings about Sabbath take at least ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=109 I am tired. Not falling asleep in class tired (trust me, I've experienced that numerous times), or out of breath tired. it's not exactly sick-and-tired.  I'm not necessarily upset about this, in fact, if I'm being honest, I actually enjoy it sometimes.  It's the tired you get when you continuously engage ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=102 If you are here, you probably clicked on the link from my email signature, or my facebook page, or maybe my twitter profile.  You might immediately notice that I don't update this thing very consistently.  Sorry if this has wasted your time in the past. While I have worked on a ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=100 You can't be a Cubs fan without having a clear-headed love for the late Harry Caray. You fondly remember the call when Rick Sutcliffe struck out the batter to clinch the division pennant in 84.  Almost as clearly you remember the times when he seemingly wasn't even watching the game as ... http://aaroncrabtree.com/?p=95