Come Rest
I just thought I would take a minute and plug the book of a dear friend of mine. Come Rest is a new book by Dick Speight, founder of Come Rest Ministries. I first met Dick when he cold-called me after having heard about me through his daughter. We met a short time later and discovered we had deep affection for four things: Jesus Christ, the church, the contemplatives, and Monk. Instant friendship in the making.
Dick has been an advisor to our house church network, a dear friend, and an advocate in the city for us as we journey into unexplored territory. One thing that I love about Dick is that he is constantly learning. Even though he is old enough to be my father, he is still humble enough to think that he can learn from me and my experience. He’s a rare guy.
That made it easy when he emailed me a copy of his new book and asked me to endorse it. The book was great but the reality is I wanted everyone to get a chance to see the guy I see regularly. After I finished reading his manuscript, I wrote this:
“We live in a 24/7, non-stop, always connected, relentlessly busy world that leaves us more empty and alone than when we found it. Only God has a remedy for us. God has made Richard a rich blend of a desert father, an evangelical contemplative, and a loving pastor. The result is a message that provokes you from all sides to rest in Jesus. ‘Come Rest‘ is more than a book, it’s an invitation into the life of rest you were designed to live.”
I want to encourage you if you’re looking for a good devotional or you’re just looking to draw away a little deeper in the love of God, to consider picking up a copy of this book. You can find it here or you can buy a copy at the “Apostolic Christianity Bookstore” found on the right hand column of this blog.
Several years ago, the Lord told Dick that he was to tell the earth “Come rest in My love.” Join Dick as he shares the Lord’s heart with the world.
The Joys of Being A Dad
Just a quick note tonight. I’ve been trying to teach Ariel how to join with us in the spiritual things that we do. Christy lived with a woman named Ana who taught her four young girls that prayer, prophecy, and the supernatural were just part of every day Christianity and because of that her girls (including the four year old) would regularly participate with their mom in supernatural ministry. Getting my daughter in that same flow in prayer and worship remains a high priority for me. However, with my not-quite-two year old, I’ve also been working at her not being distracting to others during the prayer meeting.
So, before we started worship and prayer, I said to her in front of everyone: “Ariel, we’re going to start praying. We really want you to pray with us. Do you want to pray?” “Yeah!” was her reply. If you’ve ever met my daugther, you’ll understand the excitement and joy that came with that one word. But what came next was about two minutes of her jabbering on in her own little language while she imitated little hand motions and actions we sometimes use during prayer. For the first time I knew she really connected with the idea of being part of what we were doing, even if she only understood it a little bit. It was awesome.
Can I just say that there is no greater joy than to be a dad and see your daughter (or son) wanting to pursue God like you pursue God. I’m not perfect (actually I’m far from it) but I’m paving a way for my daughter that was never paved for me. I’ve said this before, but I have no idea what it looks like to grow up in a family truly centered on Christ, but I’m excited to see the kind of lives that my kids will lead when my race has been run. I know this will be more painful and less cute in the future, but the fruit will definitely be worth it. I love being a dad!
Cluster Map
Pursuing Glory 