Have you ever considered that God gave us the Sabbath as a beautiful gift to be enjoyed? Join me as I have a life-giving conversation with author and speaker Mark Buchanan. I have read Mark's book, The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath, four times. This book has informed my understanding of Sabbath. I pray you will walk away with a new understanding of the depth, beauty, and gift of the Sabbath and that you will begin to practice it in a way that restores life to your soul.

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We Discuss:
• The premise of Mark’s book The Rest of God and why he felt led to write it.
• How Sabbath can restore one’s soul.
• Why Sabbath is both a day and an attitude.
• The difference between Leisure and Sabbath.
• The history of Jesus and Sabbath.
• Why it is so hard to embrace this gift and how we can rid ourselves of the “taskmasters” that live in our heads.
• The Golden Rule of Sabbath and the freedom we receive in Sabbath practices.
• A message for the listener who does not currently practice Sabbath and longs to embrace this gift but may not know how to begin.

Resources mentioned:
The New Story Community Ministry

More about Mark Buchanan:
Mark Buchanan is a speaker, author, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University. His books include God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul (among many others). He regularly contributes to the Leadership Journal and Christianity Today.

I took this bio From Mark’s website (to give you a glimpse into the type of writer he is):

I am a husband and father. A brother and friend. I was a son, but now I am an orphan (if one can be such a thing at my age). I am a writer, a professor, a speaker. I sometimes make noises on the guitar, sometimes even in front of people. I like nothing so much as to sit and read in front of a fire, or else nothing so much as walking deep in wild places. I love to scuba dive, and ride a motorcycle, and fish a slow bend of a fast river. My goal in life is to be a saint, but I often have to settle, simply, for not complaining while carrying out the trash or getting stuck in traffic. I take all the small victories I can get.

Mark’s Books (among others):
God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul
The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath
Spiritual Rhythm: Being with Jesus Every Season of Your Soul
Your God Is Too Safe: Rediscovering the Wonder of a God You Can't Control
The Holy Wild: Trusting in the Character of God

Connect with Mark:
Website: markbuchanan.net
Website: New Story Community

Mark’s Book Rec’s:
The Lincoln Highway: A Novel by Amor Towels
Mink River: A Novel by Brian Doyle
Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity by Ronald Rolheiser

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