Velvet Ashes is Taking a Sabbath This Week!
Remember a few months ago when we discussed the idea and practice of Sabbath? We saw that the Creator has woven Sabbath into the very rhythms of nature. Remember the tusk of the narwhal? We talked about how to cultivate rest and play. We shared about our deep need for rest. We gave ideas for how leaders […]
Why is Sabbath So Hard?
“I have a disease… I am addicted to measurable productivity.” –Emily P. Freeman Does anyone else get twitchy when you try to force yourself to rest? Do you feel guilty? Self-indulgent? Bored? Does your to-do list buzz incessantly in your ear when you try to take a day off? Why is Sabbath so hard for us? […]
6 Ways to Make Sabbath a Reality for Ministry Leaders
Finding the middle place in the dim room between round tables draped in white, I push high heels into the carpet under a ceiling of twinkle lights and speak to women seated around china tea cups and glass plates of cookies. They’ve asked me to tell them about the Sabbath Society. I share about my […]
Like Dough, We Won’t Rise Without Rest
Consider the common dinner roll. The pivotal time in the life of a roll is the rising, when it is left alone, under a cloth, in a warm place away from drafts. The dough inhales while it rests, emerging from the cloth a grand thing indeed. Rest fortifies. Consider, too, the farmer’s land. Every few […]