The Rest of God
Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2007
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Publisher's Description
Many of us have endless demands and stifling daily routines. Learn why Sabbath is essential to our full humanity and faith, a rhythm of work and rest set by God that if restored to our lives will bring prolonged life, enriched relationships, increased fruitfulness, and abundant joy. We are waylaid by endless demands and stifling routines. Even our vacations have a panicky, task-like edge to them. “If I only had more time,” is the mantra of our age. But is this the real problem? Pastor Mark Buchanan believes that what we’ve really lost is the rest of God—the rest God bestows and, with it, that part of himself we can know only through stillness. In The Rest of God, you’ll: Form a deeper relationship with God by understanding Sabbath’s true purpose Learn how Sabbath allows us to live more fully into our status as free people, released from the grueling, incessant demands of life Connect Sabbath to the ultimate rest—heaven Receive practical advice for restoring Sabbath in your life With this book, Buchanan reminds us that Sabbath is about much more than going to church on Sunday. It's about the much-needed time to be still. The gift of Sabbath is essential to our full humanity and faith. God, knowing that and knowing how easily we might neglect it, made it a command. Begin your own journey of restoration and renewal!
Endorsements (7)
“For too long now debates over how to observe the Lord’s Day have lacked two things: spirit and imagination. Mark Buchanan restores both in this delightfully inspiring book. Beginning with the human being’s need for rest, working through the problem of mindset and time usage, and focusing our perspective on God and His good plan for our lives, Mark takes us on a tour de force of glorious Sabbath-keeping that can bring God’s rest not only to our Sundays, but to every day of our lives.”
“With the easiness of long intimacy and a very deft hand, Buchanan here braids together into one gracious and sustaining strand the beauty of the Sabbath, the wisdom of its keeping, and the generosity of God in gifting us with it. These pages are not just a blessing, they are a psalm that cries out to be joyfully engaged.”
“It seems very unsabbath-like to describe a book about Sabbath with the adverb “urgently”—but we urgently need this book. Mark Buchanan shows us that our business is killing us—killing us—and that Sabbath is our best cure, our best path for rest and reverence and discipleship.”
“Mark Buchanan’s writing always leaves me moved, stimulated, and convicted. I find myself mulling it over days later and wishing for more.”
“light and rediscovers for us the depths and the mystery of what it means to be alive. In his hands the concept of Sabbath is transformed from an archaic inconvenient humbug into a life-giving, life-restoring gift we simply cannot afford to ignore. Mark invites us to stop and rediscover the rest of God, and gives us permission to enjoy it.”
“A craftsman skilled with words, Mark Buchanan has written a penetrating book with an easy contemplative tone. This is enjoyable reading about something precious most of us have lost, and some of us have never known. I needed to sit back, relax and savor this heart-moving, thought-provoking book. I suspect you do, too.”
“writer and a speaker; the ministry of reminding—of restating truth we already know. I do this always, and I will do it as long as I’m around, so that even after I’ve departed, the memory of truth will live on. I hope what I write is fresh, but there is nothing original. It’s all just a reminder.”
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