ORI BLOG

Let’s start with a simple, easily forgotten truth: No matter the age, background, or platform, 100% of Christian leaders are human. I know. Shocking, right? We can preach with clarity, lead with courage, travel to the ends of the earth to serve the poor, or sit at the...

I cut my teeth as a paperboy, a grocery bagger, and, during those hot Indiana summers between college semesters, a factory worker. If you've spent any time in Southern Indiana, you know it’s a region steeped in manufacturing, especially furniture. The factories? They...

What comes to mind when you think of the word retreat? I (Nathan) recently spoke at a men’s breakfast and asked that very question. The answers were as diverse as the men in the room. Chances are you probably have some varied responses too. Are they biblical or...

RETREAT You are not alone in your quest for rest. I pray as we think about rest that you begin to see it as an invitation not simply an obligation. I also know that anytime we start poking around this area, there can be a tendency to be filled with shame, remorse, or...

“There’s a way that seems right to a man, but in the end, it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:12 When the children of Israel were locked in Egyptian oppression, they couldn’t understand the concept of rest. Generation after generation was indoctrinated with a mentality...

I want to expose, unpack, and offer remedies for a pandemic that has been sweeping across our globe longer than any named virus. An epidemic of such global proportions that it threatens the very foundation of our lives, our loves, our leadership, and our legacy. If we...

Now you may be saying that’s great Nathan I get safety in my heavenly father, but what do I do with all those other people in my life? Let’s be honest, most of us don’t feel safe around most people. As leaders, sometimes we’ve been trained to live lives with a...

We have been exploring the sacred contradiction known as rest. We’re learning to live into it as invitation rather than simply obligation. modeling, after Jesus rhythm of retreat, often withdrawing to lonely places and embracing his permission to do the same. We also...

When you take up the invitation to rest and retreat to withdraw, and reflect you’ll find yourself, filled up with encouragement from your heavenly father. But that reservoir of encouragement isn’t meant for just you alone. You were made to overflow with encouragement,...