Sabbath Keeping

Episode 121 - Sabbath & Sabbatical with Ruth Haley Barton

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SHOW NOTES

What if rest has already been created and all we have to do is find ways to participate?

Listen in to Steve and Ruth as they discuss how Sabbath is more than a practice, but a way of life ordered around God's invitation to regular rhythms of work, rest, and replenishment that will sustain us for the long haul.

Ruth Haley Barton

About Our Guest

Ruth Haley Barton (Doctor of Divinity, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary) is founder of the Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to strengthening the souls of pastors, Christian leaders and the congregations and organizations they serve. A sought-after teacher, retreat leader, and trained spiritual director, Ruth is the author of numerous books and articles on the spiritual life.

Educated at Northern Seminary, the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and Loyola University Chicago Institute for Pastoral Studies, she has served on the pastoral staff of several churches including Willow Creek Community Church and is Professor of Spiritual Transformation at Northern Seminary.

MUSIC USED IN PODCAST

  • Music Break at 25:48: Tranquility

  • Music Break at 56:52 Catholic Renaissance Hymns – Adoremus in Aeternum

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In this episode we are treated to a special preview of the Potter’s Inn Soul Care Institute where Gwen Smith teaches on Sabbath Keeping: God’s Design For Our Dilemma. The discussion includes the origin of Sabbath, why we feel so much guilt concerning Sabbath, and why God gave us Sabbath in the first place.

Episode 8 - Not Just for Sunday, Part 2

Episode 8 - Not Just for Sunday, Part 2

Rejoin Kaylene and Gwen for Part 2 of their conversation (see Part 1) about Sabbath Keeping. Gwen gets practical, but maybe not in the way you’d expect. In this approach to the practice of Sabbath Keeping you will have permission to struggle with the “how.” You’ll also learn how to set up your family for Sabbath success, and how to create a Sabbath culture in your family and lifestyle.  Sabbath is not just a switch that gets flipped on Sunday, it’s a whole new way of being in the world.

Episode 7 - Not Just for Sunday, Part 1

Episode 7 - Not Just for Sunday, Part 1

Co-host Kaylene Derksen sits down with Gwen Smith to spend some more time discussing what it means to be a Sabbath keeper. Gwen re-emphasizes God’s intention with Sabbath: to delight over us and His creation. Ask yourself, why does God delight in me? If your answer has something to do with the work you do or what you do for God then listen to this interview for a new and freeing perspective!