A couple years ago, I packed for a 24-hour silent retreat. Overnight bag? Check. Hiking boots? Check. A suitcase full of dread? Also check.

Somewhere along a quiet hiking trail, God gently reminded me of something I desperately needed to hear—something that changed the way I think about worry, tomorrow...and even Sabbath.

In this week's Summer of Sabbath: Revisited episode, we're talking about the quiet way dread steals today's rest, why God's Presence matters more than having all the answers, and what it means to trust the God who's already waiting in every "there."

If you've ever found yourself living tomorrow before tomorrow gets here, this conversation is for you. www.glordinary.com

Here’s a small excerpt: “Because by now, I’d already been to the “there” that I was dreading seven months earlier. By now, the dread I had packed before was behind me. Tomorrow was now yesterday. Yet somehow...God had been exactly who He promised He would be.”

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A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

What’s your superpower? I’m gonna guess you, like me, mistakenly believe we can be in two places at once. We work at the office, at home, on vacation. We check emails in traffic. We scan headlines at the table. We sneak a text-glance during dinner. We attempt to be connected everywhere and end up being present nowhere. Digital distractions lure us to believe we can actually be in two places at once.

We are living lives of absence when we were made to be a people of presence.

So, let’s talk about practical tools for resting from our digital distractions. Join me as we check in on Moses, God’s Presence, and Exodus 33.

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Here’s a small excerpt: "Just like a new puppy or a tired toddler, our screens scream for our attention. We call them notifications, but let’s be honest: they’re more like abductions, pulling us away from Presence into the abyss of absence.”

This week on Glordinary, we're continuing our Summer of Sabbath: Revisited series with an episode I definitely wasn't planning to write.

A back injury. A student driver. A garbage truck with Scripture on the back. Somehow, they all ended up pointing me toward one lingering phrase from Scripture that I just couldn't shake.

This episode isn't really about slowing down. It's about what happens when life slows you down.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow. And if life hasn't gone according to plan lately...I think you'll feel right at home. www.glordinary.com

Here’s a small excerpt: “Since I’m interrupted now, slowed down now, Lord, what are you inviting me into? What are You inviting me to step into at this pace that I would've missed at mine?”

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A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

Hurry and hustle seem to be our default speed most days. It sure can feel like we’re workhorses, but frankly, I’m running out of horsepower. How about you?

Let’s talk about it, Friend. Join me as we continue our “Summer of Sabbath” series with a practical look at how to rest from Galatians 5:25. Episode 20 mirrors God's pace as we focus on slowing down.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "I know when I’m hurried and hustling, I react…often with a sharp tone, a quick glance (or glare), and lacking grace for any and every one, including myself. Yet, when I choose to “walk with God at a walking pace,” slowness allows me time to respond- to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry as James 1:19 says.”

Two years ago, Sabbath taught me to notice fresh-baked bread. Lately...I've been noticing dust.

Not because the bread disappeared. And not because the dust wasn't always there. But because somewhere along the way, my lens shifted.

What if the things that consistently catch our attention are telling us something deeper?

This week on Glordinary, we're revisiting Moses' burning bush, an annual eye exam, and the surprising way Sabbath doesn't just change what we notice—it gently adjusts the lens through which we see everything.

Maybe it's time for another eye exam. Listen in as we continue our Summer of Sabbath: Revisited series. www.glordinary.com

Here’s a small excerpt: “Two years ago, my eyes seemed drawn toward gifts. Lately, my eyes seem drawn toward perceived deficiencies and disappointment. (And for the record, disappointment is one heck of a beast.)”

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A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

Life moves pretty quickly these days. It seems the older I get, the faster time moves. You too?

With the blur of activities, it can be challenging to notice the big things (or the little things for that matter). That’s why Sabbath invites us to stop and notice what’s right in front of us, just like we see in Exodus 3. Join me as we spotlight "Sabbath Noticing" with Moses and that crazy, burning bush.

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Here’s a small excerpt: "Sabbath helps us pay attention. Sabbath is our way to “turn aside and see”-to notice, to be present. Sabbath attunes our eyes and ears to notice…at least for one day a week.”

We're taking a one-week pause from our Summer of Sabbath: Revisited series for a conversation you'll be glad you didn't miss.

This week on Glordinary, I’m welcoming my friend, Todd Bradford. It’s a conversation about faith, family, work, recovery, illness, and learning to trust God through every unexpected turn.

Todd's story includes cancer, sobriety, motorcycles, food pantries, and more than a few surprises along the way. But underneath every chapter is the same steady Truth: God is faithful, and we are never alone.

Join us as we talk about finding purpose in ordinary work, hope in difficult seasons, and glimpsing God's glory in a life lived one step at a time. Listen in or watch the interview on our Glordinary YouTube channel. www.glordinary.com www.youtube.com/@Glordinary

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Todd's sermon about Joseph

This week's conversation landed on the calendar at just the right time.

With Independence Day just around the corner, it got me thinking...if there's one thing Americans don't like, it's being told what we can't do. (Shocking, I know.)

This week, as fireworks fill the sky and we celebrate freedom, let's talk about another kind of freedom—the kind God offers through Sabbath. Together we'll revisit Exodus 16, unlearn a thing or two, and discover why remembering who we are just might help us learn how to stop.

Because freedom can happen in a moment. Learning to live free takes a little longer.

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Here’s a small excerpt: "We reduce our lives down to, “What do you do?” Because when we don’t Sabbath, we confuse what we do with who we are."

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