https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gods-invitation-rest/ Accept God’s Invitation to Rest August 24, 2025 | Scott W. Kay © iStock.com/nullplus Share Post Email Advertise on TGC “It feels so nice to finally stop and catch my breath.” Can you remember the last time you had a moment like that? For some of us, it’s been a while. In our hard-working, highly productive culture, we can sometimes feel like exhausted swimmers swept downstream in a fast-moving river, fighting to keep our heads above water, gasping for air. We get up early and stay up late. We never waste a minute. Our schedule is full, running here, running there, running late, running to catch up, running on empty, until we collapse in utter exhaustion. Underneath the satisfaction of being hard-working, hard-playing people is a weariness that’s desperate for the pace to relent so we can rest and recharge. Deep down, we’re dying to slow down and take a break. We keep telling ours...
Crisis management [Nehemiah 4:7-14] I remember reading a column by Mr. Cheol Lee for the Korea Daily in America about the US economy. He saw these cases of investment banks collapsing due to poor investments. It is said that the cause of the problem is that the lump of investment banks has grown, fearlessly raised funds directly and even touched real estate investments, and then the subprime mortgage (non-prime mortgage loan) crisis occurred. High returns always come with high risks, and even though executives knew this, they said they couldn't resist the temptation because the incoming profits were so great. Then, one of his words came to mind: ‘Capitalism is driven by the pursuit of individual interests. However, if you try to maximize profits, the risk management system does not work because you are blinded by greed’ (Lee). I think there is a point in saying that the risk management system will not work if we a...