Pastor's Corner: Rest and refresh

Summertime is a time we often consider as a season of rest, a season of play, a season of taking time off, even if just for a little while, to escape the routines of life and refresh our energy. It's the season of vacationing that was incorporated into our psyche from the days of our youth when we anticipated an extended break from school.

Those of us grown into adulthood still cling to those nostalgic daydreams of a lazy, carefree summer as we remain constrained to our forty hour per week careers. For some, summer is just the season when the air conditioner runs in the office. For most, this...