Here we are, folks! The last day of Comfort Detox. We’ve looked at comfort in all its forms: emotional, spiritual, physical, mentally. We’ve analyzed at comfort routines and comfortable living. We’ve considered daily deserts and intentional disorientation. Whew! It’s been a big month. Now, at the end of this 31…
Only two days remaining in my Comfort Detox focus here at The Patch. Posting daily was both a challenge and a joy. I guess that’s most of life, isn’t it? Lots of challenge, lots of joy. They are inseparable, those two, different sides of the same coin. The days I…
My ears are now all tuned to capture Comfort Detox messaging here, there, and everywhere. I heard it again yesterday, in my pastor’s message from Matthew 5:21–26. Here, Jesus speaks about the difference between the heart of the Law and the interpretation of the Law by the Pharisees. The Law…
Don’t you just love leftovers? Time gives all the yummy a chance to multiply (think chili or banana bread—mmmm). Well, I’m dishing up some leftovers for today’s Comfort Detox meal. It’s something I first served August 28, 2012. That’s a lot of days for yummy to grow! Check out all…
One of my favorite songs has a line that fits into my Comfort Detox journey. It’s a Hillsong United favorite titled “Hosanna.” Here’s the part I’ve been thinking of today: Heal my heart and make it clean Open up my eyes to the things unseen Show me how to love…
Sometimes when I am faced with the needs of the world—even the needs of the day—I want to grab a blanket and nap it all away. The needs are too many, too great, and this heart takes it all too personally. I’ve always said, a heart that loves much, aches…
A friend of mine just returned a borrowed book, Henri Nouwen’s The Way of the Heart. And because I’m a messy at heart, it sits with about six other books at the edge of my desk, staring at me, beckoning me to spend time with it. This morning I picked…
Convictions about comfort-based thinking and living have plagued me for years. Listen to this from an older post I wrote dated 2007 (my first year of blogging!). In it I lament how comfort’s call has such a say on my behavior: Every time I give in to the call, I…
You may be wondering if embarking on a Comfort Detox program is helpful. How would restricting coffee consumption or abstaining from gossip or limiting media consumption for a short time do anything lasting? Does such a small act make any sort of impact? Oswald Chambers, a chaplain and Bible teacher…
Life is hard. I realize no one would be shocked by this truth—we’ve all been through the wringer in some way. Hence, our need for comfort. Life hands us a scoopful of pain, and we stand there holding it, wondering how to process it, how to put it down, how…
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