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Sabbatical Engagements

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Scott Shaum

A sabbatical is an opportunity to disengage from certain normative activities to make space to engage different “sabbatically” activities. What have I been engaging in? Rest: My first sabbatical goal was to sleep in my own bed for 30 nights … Continue reading →

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Sabbatical: What am I noticing Regarding Disengagement

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Scott Shaum

When we deliberately opt to disengage for a day (sabbath) or a season (sabbatical), what might be the impact on us? Why would one even want to do that? My wife and I have been granted a sabbatical for the … Continue reading →

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The Weight of Grief, the Gift of Grief 

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Scott Shaum

I had watched my wife grieve the sudden passing of her mom over twenty years ago. I saw that grief come over her like an eclipse of her normal shining self. She was veiled in grief for many, many months. … Continue reading →

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Heading Into the Wilderness

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Scott Shaum

Everyone I engage is experiencing some level of challenge in life. Some of these challenges are life altering. What is up with all these trials? I have been teaching on adult development and the stages of faith with greater frequency. … Continue reading →

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Maturing in the Father’s Love

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Scott Shaum

I developed the below reflection to help stir reflection on the expansiveness of the Father’s love and our maturing in that love. There is much commentary I could give on this passage, but it is best that we hear from … Continue reading →

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Heading Into the Wilderness

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Scott Shaum

God is always growing us. He desires us to be mature in Christ and that that maturity is reflected in everyday relationships. With that in mind, I have been teaching on adult development and the stages of faith with greater … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Major Themes Amongst Global Workers

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Scott Shaum

When I began this blog 9 years ago I wrote on 5 themes I had been seeing whilst working with cross-cultural workers around the world. You can find that first blog here. I followed that up a number of years … Continue reading →

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How Clear is Your Line of Sight?

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Scott Shaum

Line of sight is “a straight line along which an observer has unobstructed vision.”* How Unobstructed is Your Vision? Behold what manner of love of the Father that we should be called his children. 1 John 3:1 The presence and … Continue reading →

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