Season 17

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again

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This season we are celebrating the launch of Ruth’s newest book, Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again. Ruth has invited a number of friends to come on the show to discuss the themes found in her book. These episodes are for pastors and leaders who are tired and longing for new rhythms of rest and work.

Season 17: Episode 1 | Awakening to God’s Gift of Sabbath

September 6, 2022

We’re back! This season we are celebrating the launch of Ruth’s newest book, Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again. Ruth has invited a…

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Season 17: Episode 2 | The Poetry of Sabbath

September 12, 2022

We continue to celebrate the launch of Ruth’s newest book, Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again. This week, Ruth sits down with pastor…

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Season 17: Episode 3 | Sabbath as Resistance

September 12, 2022

We had so much goodness in our conversations around the idea of sabbath as resistance that we decided to release them as separate episodes. In this episode, Ruth and guest…

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Season 17: Episode 4 | Shabbat: Conversation with a Jewish Rabbi

September 20, 2022

Our guest this week is Rabbi Evan Moffic, a rabbi leading a congregation in the Chicago suburbs who also teaches and writes about the Jewishness of Jesus. He and Ruth…

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Season 17: Episode 5 | The Power of Unplugging

September 27, 2022

We’re here this week to talk about the elephant in the sabbath room… technology. Ruth and guest, Tiffany Shlain, talk all about how our technology impacts our ability to truly…

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Season 17: Episode 6 | Sharing Sabbath Presence Within Our Families

October 4, 2022

As we continue to discuss the idea of a sabbath practice and the very practical ways one can incorporate it into one’s life, we want to acknowledge that each season…

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Season 17: Episode 7 | Sabbath Rhythms During Seasons of Singleness and Care-giving

October 11, 2022

In this episode we continue discussing how each season or stage of life presents its own challenges and opportunities with regard to sabbath keeping. Today we’re joined by two guests,…

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Season 17: Episode 8 | Sabbath Leaders Cultivating Sabbath Communities

October 18, 2022

Over the next few episodes we are turning our attention from a leader’s personal sabbath practice towards how they can form and shape their communities around sabbath. We’ll be talking…

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Season 17: Episode 9 | Getting Honest About the Challenges of Sabbath Community

October 25, 2022

Today’s conversation is an honest and vulnerable one about the challenges of leading communities in the ways of the sabbath. Ruth sits down with Christine Lee who leads a busy…

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Season 17: Episode 10 | Fruit and Frustration: Creating a Culture Where Everyone Can Rest

November 1, 2022

As we’ve camped out around this idea of a “sabbath community” the last few weeks, we’ve explored the possibility and very real struggles of what that kind of commitment to…

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Season 17: Episode 11 | Sabbath Journey: Do Something Before You Do Everything

November 8, 2022

We’re wrapping up our sabbath season with a solo episode. Ruth is on the mic to help us discern the something we can do to start our sabbath journey. What…

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