Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, FeastingWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 24. 8. 1989. - 217 страница But I don t wanna go to church! Marva Dawn has often heard that cry—and not only from children. What a sad commentary it is on North American spirituality, she writes, that the delight of keeping the Sabbath day has degenerated into the routine and drudgery—even the downright oppressiveness—of going to church. According to Dawn, the phrase going to church both reveals and promotes bad theology: it suggests that the church is a static place when in fact the church is the people of God. The regular gathering together of God s people for worship is important—it enables them to be church in the world—but the act of worship is only a small part of observing the Sabbath. This refreshing book invites the reader to experience the wholeness and joy that come from observing God s order for life—a rhythm of working six days and setting apart one day for rest, worship, festivity, and relationships. Dawn develops a four-part pattern for keeping the Sabbath: (1)ceasing—not only from work but also from productivity, anxiety, worry, possessiveness, and so on; (2) resting— of the body as well as the mind, emotions, and spirit—a wholistic rest; (3) embracing—deliberately taking hold of Christian values, of our calling in life, of the wholeness God offers us; (4) feasting—celebrating God and his goodness in individual and corporate worship as well as feasting with beauty, music, food, affection, and social interaction. Combining sound biblical theology and research into Jewish traditions with many practical suggestions, Keeping the Sabbath Wholly offers a healthy balance between head and heart: the book shows how theological insights can undergird daily life and practice, and it gives the reader both motivation and methods for enjoying a special holy day. Dawn s work— unpretentiously eloquent, refreshingly personal in tone, and rich with inspiring example—promotes the discipline of Sabbath-keeping not as a legalistic duty but as the way to freedom, delight, and joy. Christians and Jews, pastors and laypeople, individuals and small groups—all will benefit greatly from reading and discussing the book and putting its ideas into practice. |
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... important — because on that day we never wear our watches at all . Except for attending certain specific hours of worship and Bible class , we have the whole day long to move as the Spirit leads us . Many of you are probably saying by ...
... important — because on that day we never wear our watches at all . Except for attending certain specific hours of worship and Bible class , we have the whole day long to move as the Spirit leads us . Many of you are probably saying by ...
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... importance of " making Sun- day special . " 6 3. Cited in Day , The Long Loneliness : An Autobiography ( San Fran- cisco : Harper & Row , 1981 ) , p . 222 . 4. Foster , The Celebration of Discipline : Paths to Spiritual Growth ( San ...
... importance of " making Sun- day special . " 6 3. Cited in Day , The Long Loneliness : An Autobiography ( San Fran- cisco : Harper & Row , 1981 ) , p . 222 . 4. Foster , The Celebration of Discipline : Paths to Spiritual Growth ( San ...
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... abides within our home . In that light all our blessings are enriched , all our griefs and trials are softened . —from the Kiddush ritual of a Reform home service for Sabbath eve W E START WITH the importance of ceasing on a.
... abides within our home . In that light all our blessings are enriched , all our griefs and trials are softened . —from the Kiddush ritual of a Reform home service for Sabbath eve W E START WITH the importance of ceasing on a.
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... importance of ceasing on a day set apart as holy because the name Sabbath comes originally from the Hebrew verb shabbat , which means primarily " to cease or desist . " In Exodus 31 : 16-17 we are told that " the Israelites are to ...
... importance of ceasing on a day set apart as holy because the name Sabbath comes originally from the Hebrew verb shabbat , which means primarily " to cease or desist . " In Exodus 31 : 16-17 we are told that " the Israelites are to ...
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Ceasing Work | 5 |
Ceasing Productivity and Accomplishment | 17 |
Ceasing Anxiety Worry and Tension | 22 |
Ceasing Our Trying to Be God | 28 |
Ceasing Our Possessiveness | 36 |
Ceasing Our Enculturation | 41 |
Ceasing the Humdrum and Meaninglessness | 48 |
RESTING | 51 |
Embracing the Values of the Christian Community | 111 |
Embracing Time instead of Space | 119 |
Embracing Giving instead of Requiring | 124 |
Embracing Our Calling in Life | 131 |
Embracing WholenessShalom | 137 |
Embracing the World | 145 |
FEASTING | 149 |
Feasting on the Eternal | 153 |
Spiritual Rest | 55 |
Physical Rest | 65 |
Emotional Rest | 72 |
Intellectual Rest | 78 |
Aids to Rest | 84 |
Social Rest | 88 |
An Ethics of Character | 95 |
EMBRACING | 99 |
Embracing Intentionality | 103 |
Feasting with Music | 166 |
Feasting with Beauty | 173 |
Feasting with Food | 180 |
Feasting with Affection | 189 |
Feasting and Festival | 195 |
Sabbath Ceasing Resting Embracing and Feasting | 203 |
A Few Suggestions for Rituals to Begin and End the Sabbath Day | 212 |
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