Life on Planet Earth on Sabbatical

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Gerald G. May
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We know we need rest, but we can no longer see the value of rest as an end in itself; it is only worthwhile if it helps us recharge our batteries.
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The Lesson of Genesis
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John Koessler
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Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Psalm 46:10, Mark 2:27-28, Hebrews 4:1-11, Isaiah 30:15
The lesson of Genesis is that the first work of rest is to cease from our own effort. All that needs to be done has already been done. The work of God was finished long before we ever came on the scen...
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A Jubilee Church
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Kent Annan
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- Missions
- Justice
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Leviticus 25:10-12, Isaiah 58:6-7, Acts 2:44-45, Micah 6:8, Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 25:35-40, Acts 4:32-35, Romans 12:9-21, 1 John 3:17-18, 2 Corinthians 8:1-4
From the outside Calvary Church in Holland, Michigan, looks like a typical large church that many Americans attend. The church developed the typical way: it started small and then began to grow. As th...
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No More “Been-To’s”
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Eugene Peterson
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- Stories
- Parables
Several years ago I was conducting a seminar in the interpretation of Scripture in a theological seminary…Our topic that day was Jesus’ parables…One of the priests, Tony Byrnne, was a Jesuit missionar...
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George MacDonald
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Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.
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Never Leaving Their Work
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A. J. Swoboda
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Because of the modern rhythms of work that are mediated through personal computers and phones, people, in the words of one cultural commentator, “leave the office, but they do not leave their work. Th...
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be...
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Parenting and the Sabbath
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MaryAnn McKibben Dana
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Our Sabbath project grew out of a desire to reclaim some of the unhurried wonder of those early days of parenthood—to see what would happen if, on one day out of seven, we stopped working, striving, a...
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Eugene Peterson
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Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.
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Ruth Haley Barton
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Surrender—or “abandonment to divine providence,” as it is called in some of the older writings—is the central dynamic of the spiritual life, and retreat offers us many concrete opportunities for pract...
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Oliver Sacks
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- Rest
- Sabbath
I find my thoughts drifting to the Sabbath, the day of rest, the seventh day of the week, and perhaps the seventh day of one’s life as well, when one can feel that one’s work is done, and one may, in ...
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The Wisdom of Dormancy
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Wayne Muller
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Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Leviticus 25:4-5, Mark 2:27, Isaiah 40:30-31
Sabbath honors the necessary wisdom of dormancy. If certain plant species, for example, do not lie dormant for winter, they will not bear fruit in the spring. If this continues for more than a season,...
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Prayer for the Good Use of Leisure
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O God, in the course of this busy life, give us times of refreshment and peace; and grant that we may so use our leisure to rebuild our bodies and renew our minds, that our spirits may be opened to th...
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Gracious God, today we begin to pay
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Gracious God, today we begin to pay attention to the fact that you rested on the seventh day. Somehow, you finished your work by resting. This seems odd to us, even contrary to how we think about work...
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A Coca-Cola Philosophy & Empty Calories
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A. J. Swoboda
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Studies reveal that 37 percent of Americans take fewer than seven days of vacation a year. In fact, only 14 percent take vacations that last longer than two weeks. Americans take the shortest paid vac...
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Being Instructed on Sabbath Keeping
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John Buchanan
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- Sabbath
- Indispensability
My instructor in Sabbath-keeping was not a professor or spiritual director, but a foreman at the East Chicago Inland Steel plant named Mike Paddock. His wife was the treasurer of the tiny congregation...
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Wayne Muller
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Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop—because our work is never completely done. . . . If we refuse rest until we are finished, we will...
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Gracious God, for many of us, the
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Mark D. Roberts
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Genesis 2:null
Gracious God, for many of us, the notion of Sabbath-keeping is foreign. It suggests old-fashioned traditionalism or constrictive legalism. Yet, your example in Genesis 2, not to mention other portions...
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Walter Brueggemann
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- Time
- Sabbath
People who keep sabbath live all seven days differently.
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Charles Reade
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The green oasis, the little grassy meadow in the wilderness, where, after the week-day’s journey, the pilgrim halts for refreshment and repose.
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Doing Rather Than Being
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A. J. Swoboda
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- Sabbath
- Burnout
Sabbath is that ancient idea and practice of intentional rest that has long been discarded by much of the church and our world. Sabbath is not new. Sabbath is just new to us. Historically, Christians ...
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The Sabbath Reveals Economic Disparities
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Kevin Blue
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The discussion of the sabbath leads to an interesting reflection. Some of our economies and cultures actually are put together in such a way that the poor either struggle to get enough work or have no...
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Craig Groeschel
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But just as your body needs sleep, your soul needs time to rest in God. To learn more about Him. To talk to Him. To worship and praise Him. To fellowship with other brothers and sisters.
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Be More Productive by Taking Breaks
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Harvard Business Review
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A New York Times story reports on the positive impact school recess has on academic performance. Here’s how it begins: “The best way to improve children’s performance in the classroom may be to take t...
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Reassessing Habits & Routines: Thoughts from the Founder's Desk
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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For the past two weeks, the Strachan family has been living, working, and playing in Southern California, primarily at the beach, thanks to a close friend (yes, I know how ridiculously blessed we are)...
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Sabbath Begins in Rest
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Ashley Hales
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- Sabbath
- Rest
Sabbath begins in rest. The Jewish people practice Shabbat sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. It begins and ends in the dark, where rest (not hustle) is the first word.
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A Day of Peace
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George Robinson
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- Rest
- Sabbath
We are not beasts of burden. We should not live to work. We should not be chained to routine. Shabbat unchains us. Shabbat is meant to be a day of peace. It offers us a chance for peace with nature, ...
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A Space Sabbath
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A. J. Swoboda
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- Sabbath
- Space (Outer)
Colonel William Pogue requested a day of rest from mission control for his overworked and exhausted space crew: “We have been over-scheduled. We were just hustling the whole day. The work could be tir...
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Sabbath-living Slows Down and Expands Time
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Tiffany Shlain
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Mark 6:31, Isaiah 30:15
Living 24/6 feels like magic and here’s why: it seems to defy the laws of physics, as it both slows down time and gives us more of it. I laugh a lot more on that day without screens. I notice everythi...
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The Ministry of Absence
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Ruth Haley Barton
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- Control
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Isaiah 30:15, Psalm 46:10, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Romans 8:26, John 14:26, 1 John 16:7
The other thing that helps me deal with my compulsion to control things through my direct involvement and my fear of missing out is what Henri Nouwen has called “the ministry of absence.” Jesus modele...