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Discovering Our Passion
Life Balance
Up one levelWalking the tightrope of the responsibilities, challenges, desires of our lives.
A Living Sacrifice
It would be easy to see the concept of a ‘living sacrifice’ as an oxymoron. However, the imagery of a living sacrifice can become a revolutionary metaphor for a life of service. To experience the abundant life that Jesus offered by becoming a ‘living sacrifice’ (Rom 12:1) one must follow His example and pursue a counter-cultural lifestyle in at least three ways: orienting our lives around what is important, learning to choose the best over the good, and incorporating rhythms of personal renewal.
From Efficiency to Abundance
“So much to do and so little time to do it!” That’s a thought that has raced through many of our minds as we rush out of one meeting in order to arrive late at our next appointment. Our lives are a hive of activity, interspersed with a holiday or two near a beach somewhere. Yet in the midst of all the hurry of life, we sense an emptiness within. As though we have got caught up in a lot of busy-work, rather than accomplishing things that we feel passionately about. Shakespeare’s line from Macbeth could have been written about our generation: “Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.