Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 5
Of course, embracing the seasonality of life does not necessarily always mean “going with the flow.” The unacknowledged danger of Ecclesiastes 3 is that it can lead to a certain defeatism if you’re not careful. Sometimes, God calls us specifically to move counter to...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 5
Embracing the seasonality of life has other benefits besides helping us deal productively with the tough times. When you embrace life’s flow, you leverage the energy of the flow. You can use it to your advantage. If you grow tomatoes in season, you can easily reap...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 5
The book of Ecclesiastes (along with the Sixties band The Byrds who quote from it in their song “Turn! Turn! Turn!”) reminds us that seasonality is a foundational component of life on planet Earth. “For everything there is a season.” If we eliminate a sense of...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 5
You’d think that after living for 5 years in Nebraska, I’d be pretty in tune with the growing seasons. But honestly, if it weren’t for my weekly CSA box, I wouldn’t have a clue. CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” You pay a particular farmer a certain...