Rest

“In the work-from-home world—and for many pastors, stay-at-home parents, or caretakers—this experience isn’t unusual. Even if our devices are silent, our minds keep humming. Our closed laptops sit on the table and whisper, ‘Just one quick thing …’” - TGC

“God creates leisure and work as a means of human flourishing in the world. Principles about leisure and vocation can be drawn from the biblical themes of sabbath, festival, and food throughout Scripture.” - Christ Over All

“I was lovingly confronted by a dear friend and fellow pastor that I was not using all my vacation time. In his rebuke, he explained to me the reasons I should be taking every day of vacation the church gives me, which I had never done.” - C.Leaders

“The biblical vision is that we rest in order to work rather than working in order to rest. The principle of multiplication—and profit—begins with our labor.” - IFWE

“We know we weren’t made for this, but we don’t know what to do about it. That’s the genius behind the Sabbath, a word from Hebrew that means “stop” or “cease.” It’s the opposite of doing something.” - TGC

“While we believe that our vocations are a gift from God, we also understand that rest is an essential ingredient to a well-balanced life and something our Creator wants us to enjoy according to his will.” - IFWE

“If done well, a pastor’s sabbatical will glorify God as they come back eager to be a blessing to their family, church, and community….Here are five steps I encourage pastors to use to help their church implement sabbaticals.” - Lifeway

“Oxford University Press’s 2024 word of the year is … ‘brain rot.’ The term is not new. Henry David Thoreau first used it in his 1854 book Walden to refer to the devaluing of complex ideas in favor of simple ones.” - Breakpoint

“You were made to work. But you weren’t made to only work. ‘The seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God: in it thou shalt not do any work.’” - Ref21

“Jesus is fully human, and as a human, he slept soundly during an attack, demonstrating perfect trust in his Father. This is the deepest sleep anyone has ever enjoyed.” - TGC