February 12-14 This year's RUF winter retreat is in Cape Cod!  We'll be staying at an awesome resort called the Ocean's Edge.  Visit their website at www.oceanedge.com and be prepared to be impressed.  We'll be retreating with Harvard, UConn, Brown, and some other New England schools.  Our speaker this year will be Rev. Abe Cho, Assistant Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.Ocean Edge Resort

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1. We don't trust God.2. We value burn-out and work-aholism (we want to be known for that).  3. We don't know how to rest.  We know how to recreate, but not rest.4. We are addicted to noise and visual stimulation-Put down the ipod, stop texting, learn how to live with quiet.5. We have bad patterns that are hard to break.6. We don't believe that failure to rest is detrimental (despite clinical studies to the contrary).7. We are afraid to say "no" to others, except we often say that to God.8. We are afraid of being perceived lazy.9. We overestimate our...

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