Sabbath

Withered Hands and Minds

Jesus who has come to restore all things will give sabbath restoration to our withered lives. Continue Reading »

29 Jan 2024

Anchored Freedom

At the heart of our understanding of freedom must be the recognition that our freedom is given to us by God. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2022

Bring Back the Blue Laws

by Fr. Dominic Bouck

Our society has eliminated yet another protection for the working man. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2019

I first read Abraham Joshua Heschel’s The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man less than twenty years after its publication. It was already a classic among readers who cherished the few works of Jewish thought written in artful, eloquent English for a literate audience. Heschel summoned . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2019

Sabbath Deification

by Peter J. Leithart

By ceasing work on the Sabbath, Israel shares his Father’s Sabbath. Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2018

Ivanka, Jared, and the Jewish Sabbath

by Gil Student

This great country has come a long way from when Jews had to choose between their jobs and the Ten Commandments. Let us not let the Trump media frenzy take us back to that unpleasant time. Continue Reading »

24 May 2017

Sabbath Alone

by Viva Hammer

The sun falls between the leaves outside the kitchen window as I prepare for my first Sabbath alone. Beginning on Thursday morning, Sabbath greetings have arrived, and they have not ceased. From Berlin a photograph of flowers for the Sabbath table, and then a goodbye to my parents in Sydney as they . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2016

Antidote to Fast Living

by Gayle Trotter

“Describing the Sabbath is like describing ice cream to somebody who has never eaten it. You can describe it all you want, but the proof is in the big spoonful of Cherry Garcia.” Gayle Trotter: Today I am speaking with Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of the book 24/6: a . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Sep 2012