Why we fight rest is, I believe, a pride issue. Well pride and faith actually. We live in a world that pushes productivity and competition. Bigger, stronger, faster, busier, bolder. If we were to rest, we might get left behind. Others might get ahead. We do not want that! And this secular mentality is all over the Western world, and it is also in our churches.

Welcome to “Whole Notes,” the blog of Dr. Karen Hurula. I’m excited you are here and I want to explain just a bit of what I hope to share with you in this space.