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What Is the Sabbath?
The idea of a weekly Sabbath, or day of rest, may seem strange to many people living in today’s fast-paced, modern culture. But the concept has been…
Sabbath Rest and the Environment
Many wars are fought over natural resources and food production, and the same technologies that have allowed for tremendous increases in crop yields a…
Sabbath Rest: A Common Experience
From its first mention in Genesis 2, the Sabbath is presented as a day of rest to be shared and experienced with others. The prophet Isaiah revealed t…
Sabbath Rest and Social Justice
Throughout history, the Sabbath has provided an opportunity to combat and, at least to some degree, dismantle the distinctions of socio-economic statu…
Is Sabbath a Christian Holiday?
The Biblical Sabbath has always been the seventh day of the week, what we call Saturday. However, the “Christian Sabbath” is today almost universa…
What Day is the Sabbath?
The word Sabbath literally means “rest,” and the Bible says that God blessed and sanctified, or set apart as holy, this first Sabbath rest day as …