Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Sabbath and Surrender
Lesson 4 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
If you’re ever blessed with a sabbatical …
During her recent sabbatical, Rachel Young learned some important lessons on what a sabbatical means and how to prepare for one.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Sabbath and Sunday
Lesson 3 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Genesis 1:1-2:3
Lesson 2 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Matthew 11:28–12:13
Lesson 1, "Sabbath and Celebration," of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Overview
An overview of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Rest as resistance and refuge
Activist, artist, and public theologian Tricia Hersey looks at the radical biblical instruction to rest and how claiming it can be a form of resistance.
God rested … can we?
Smiling wide, my 2-year-old son handed me his latest artwork. Swirly-twirly lines covered every inch of the paper.
Children’s Sabbath — Weekly Christian ed lesson
This Sunday is the annual Children’s Sabbath, a day devoted to raising up the issues and concerns facing children across the world...
Prayer for summer sabbath
God of mercy, our need is great. The pandemic has left us tired, anxious and uncertain. We have stretched beyond our limits..
Summer hopes and Sabbath renewal
Last summer was extra disappointing — and it was also magnificent. Summer has never been my favorite season other than the time..
A view from a pandemic sabbatical
After 28 years of ministry (including 20 in my current context), I asked for and received permission from the session to take..
Taking time off
I noticed early on that when pastors get together, one of two things tends to happen. Either everybody gets into a..
Catch Your Breath: God’s Invitation to Sabbath Rest
Don Postema Faith Alive, 93 pages Does a book like this ever go out of favor? I hope not (in the same..
How do we practice Sabbath-keeping?
Why do we need Sabbath? I was given a review copy of “Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World” by..
How I learned to love the question “What will make your heart sing?”
When I became the director of the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs in 2012, I inherited programs that had already been running..
For Sabbath’s Sake: Embracing Your Need for Rest, Worship, and Community
J. Dana Trent Upper Room Books, 117 pages Reviewed by Meredith L. Kemp-Pappan I write this review in the midst of ending..
Don’t forget to breathe
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
The healthy practice of pastoral sabbaticals
When Beth Garrod-Logsdon, pastor at Wilmore Presbyterian Church in Wilmore, Kentucky, prepared to broach the subject of a sabbatical with the session,..
Practicing Sabbath in the digital age
In her fantastic new book, “Liturgy of the Ordinary,” Tish Harrison Warren describes an all-too-common dynamic of life in the digital age:..
The gift of Sabbath
Like many pastors, I have a difficult time taking time off and truly disconnecting. I take all of my vacation time..
Sabbath as justice
“WE NEED TO TAKE SABBATH MORE SERIOUSLY.” Those were the words that I have heard over and over during my life as..
Celebrating Sabbath … anyway
My life before 2010: attend lecture, take notes, read, attend discussion group, pretend I understood the reading, take quiz, stress over exam,..
Sabbath-Keeping for Church Leaders and Other Busy People (presented by MaryAnn McKibben Dana)
A 90-Minute Presbyterian Outlook webinar
featuring MaryAnn McKibben Dana
Tuesday, April 30 at 2:00 pm ET
It’s about time: Planning a life-giving sabbatical
Webinar- It’s about time: Planning a life-giving sabbatical This webinar was recorded November 11, 2013. Having recently returned from his second sabbatical,..
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