Tag Archives: exhaustion

Why are We So Tired?

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Scott Shaum

WordPress provides detailed statistics on this blog’s activity. This site has had over 34,000 views. Amidst all this traffic there is one blog topic that stands amongst them all in total views: Exhaustion. I have written on the subject twice. … Continue reading →

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Resource: A Spiritual Life Inventory

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Scott Shaum

Spiritual Life Inventory God’s constant invitation to deep communion with him and the well documented need for life-long learning are two areas that a “busy” life can constrict. It is wise to take a step back and evaluate regularly – … Continue reading →

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Helpful Reads on Listening and Rest

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Scott Shaum

Here are two titles I am finding of interest that provide some thoughtful insight. The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distractions by Adam S. McHugh My initial approach to this book was a bit guarded: how much would … Continue reading →

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Personal Retreat

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Scott Shaum

Retreating I regularly have the honor at speaking at all sorts of gatherings. Some of those gatherings are retreats. Retreats are places where we go to, you know, retreat. We deliberately flee the “normal” life so that we can engage parts … Continue reading →

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What is the Rest that Jesus Offers?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Scott Shaum

Familiar Passage, But Clearly Understood? A few weeks ago I spoke at the annual Mental Health and Missions Conference. I was asked to speak on the integrated life of the care giver. In my preparation I learned that the English word for … Continue reading →

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A Reader’s Question: Responding to Extreme Exhaustion in Others

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Scott Shaum

I began this site with a series looking at five different themes I have experienced while shepherding cross-cultural workers.   One of them was titled Five Themes Facilitating Ill Health and Ineffectiveness Amongst Global Workers: Theme #2 Total Exhaustion.  A few weeks ago … Continue reading →

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Jesus-Directed Rather than Need-Driven Life and Ministry

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Scott Shaum

Jesus was Not Need Driven Obvious in the pages of the Gospels are the rampant needs around Jesus. Everywhere he went, there were people with needs. So too for us. Yet it is clear that needs were not the driving … Continue reading →

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Why Sabbath is to be Taken Seriously for Vocational Holiness

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Scott Shaum

Sabbath, like our entire walk with God, is an act of faith. By faith, we cease and desist from work for one day. The word shabbat does not mean rest, it means cease. And sabbath is absolutely essential for vocational holiness. This … Continue reading →

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