Sabbath

What would you do for twenty-four hours if the only criteria were to pursue your deepest joy?Dan Allenders lyrical book about the Sabbath expels the myriad myths about this day of rest starting with the one that paints the Sabbath as a day of forced quiet spiritual exercises and religious devotion and attendance. This he says is at odds with the ancient tradition of Sabbath as a day of delight for both body and soul. Instead the only way we can make use of the Sabbath is to see Gods original intent for the day with new eyes. In Sabbath Allender builds a case for delight by looking at this day as a festival that celebrates Gods re-creative redemptive love using four components:Sensual glory and beautyRitualCommunal feastingPlayfulnessNow you can experience the delight of the Sabbath as you never have beforea day in which you receive and extend reconciliation peace abundance and joy.The Ancient PracticesThere is a hunger in every human heart for connection primitive and raw to God. To satisfy it many are beginning to explore traditional spiritual disciplines used for centuries . . . everything from fixed-hour prayer to fasting to sincere observance of the Sabbath. Compelling and readable the Ancient Practices series is for every spiritual sojourner for every Christian seeker who wants more.