Keeping Sabbath

Receiving the Day: Christian Practices for Opening the Gift of Time: A Guide for Conversation, Learning, and Growth

By Dorothy C. Bass, Lani Wright, and Don C. Richter

This companion study guide to “Receiving the Day” is by Dorothy C. Bass, Lani Wright, and Don C. Richter. It is posted here by permission of Dorothy C. Bass.

Study Guides for “Sabbath”

By Robert Kruschwitz

This is a companion study guide to the “Sabbath” issue of “Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics.” (c) 2002 The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce these materials for personal or group study.

Sabbath (in series “Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics”)

By Robert Kruschwitz

The July 2002 issue of “Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics” features a collection of essays on the topic of Sabbath-keeping, including an interview with Dorothy Bass on “Opening the Gift of Sabbath.” (c) 2002 The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce these materials for personal or group study.

Sabbatical for Others and Oneself

By Bill Gafkjen

In these blog posts, Pastor Bill Gafkjen advocates “the case for biblical sabbaticals” as a time of rest and renewal for others as well as for oneself.

Singing the life-giving song of exhalation

By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals

Korean sea divers exhale before they inhale, modeling a crucial pattern for sustaining the Christian life: exhaling for rest before inhaling for work.

A Minneapolis congregation finds new life through the ancient practice of keeping Sabbath

By Jeff Strickler

Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church has placed Sabbath keeping at the heart of its life together. Two Sundays a month, they take a rest from work and obligations — and even the Sunday service.

Andrea Palpant Dilley: Slacking off and the call to Sabbath

By Andrea Palpant Dilley

For overstressed, overworked Christians trying to save the world, watching TV and other squandered moments are not a sign of laziness or complacency but a fitting response to the call to Sabbath.