Holy leisure in an age of hollow rest

Reader,

Have you ever sat down to read your Bible and pray, but before you got started, decided to check a few things online first?

"It'll be real quick," you tell yourself. "Just a minute or two, and then I'll attend to more important matters of the heart."

Before you know it, you've been sucked in by a digital riptide that's pulled you away, making it hard to paddle back to shore.

I'm not sure if that's been your experience, but it's been mine (more than once).

This week, I wrote an article for Gospel Centered Discipleship about this common problem and how we can choose holy leisure over the hollow leisure offered online.

At the heart of this struggle is a battle for your attention and affection, and the pursuit of holy leisure reorients your heart to love rightly.

So, where do you go to find rest? Here's an alternative to your endless scrolling and restless thumbs.

grace & peace,

Cara

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