My name is Kevin Lin! I’m a young(-ish) professional who was (and hopefully will continue) blogging about taking an extended Sabbatical, a time of rest dedicated to the Lord where I put a pause on my career.

For an overview of my time on Sabbath and in India, see my post on “What I learned taking an 8-month Sabbatical“.

For a deeper dive into the background and rationale behind this pause on my career, check out my series on “why a sabbath year“.

Latest Posts

• What I learned from an 8-month Sabbatical
  by kevin
  2022-10-04
  Why take a sabbatical? After 6 years of working as a young professional, I decided to put a pause on my career. No, I wasn’t burnt out from long hours and overwhelming demands from my job (in fact, I loved my job). No, I wasn’t reevaluating my life decisions post-COVID and participating in the “Great […]
• so now what?
  by kevin
  2022-09-02
  If you’ve made it this far, thank you for following along and participating in what God has been teaching me through His Word. In my life, the practical application of Shmita looked like spending time with friends and family in South and Southeast Asia. My goal was to prioritize resting in God and serving Him […]
• remembrance
  by kevin
  2022-08-04
  God has worked in my life in so many ways, but I find it’s so easy to forget His goodness. Blessings come and I recognize them as gifts from the Lord – but the next time I encounter challenges or struggles, I so often forget that He’s gotten me through before, and He’ll do it […]