Embracing Sabbath Rest: Rediscovering Our Humanity Beyond Productivity (To Be Human Series)

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Unveiling the profound gift of Sabbath rest and how embracing our limitations leads to a deeper understanding of our humanity and God's presence. Mike Erre and Tim Stafford delve into the significance of the seventh day in Genesis, exploring how rest is not merely the absence of work but an invitation to enjoy God's creation and affirm our inherent value beyond productivity.

Key Takeaways:
• The True Meaning of Sabbath – Understanding Sabbath as a divine gift where God takes up residence among us, inviting us into His presence.
• Being Human Beyond Productivity – Exploring how embracing our limitations and need for rest counters the demands of hustle culture.
• Time as a Gift, Not a Curse – Discussing the concept of time in Genesis and how viewing time as a gift can transform our relationship with work and rest.
• Rest as Resistance – How practicing Sabbath rest serves as a form of resistance against the oppressive demands of modern society, much like it was a gift to the Israelites after slavery.

Guest Highlights:
Seth Erie – Joins the conversation with insightful reflections and a heartfelt recitation of the Shema, adding depth and personal warmth to the episode.

Resources Mentioned:
• John Mark Comer – The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry – Link
• Marty Solomon – The BEMA Podcast – Link
• The Book of Genesis – Exploring Genesis 1 and the concept of Sabbath – Link
• Pixar's Inside Out – A conversation starter on anxiety and emotions – Link

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to [email protected], and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

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0:00.0	Hey folks, welcome to the 461st episode of the Voxalogy podcast.
0:07.0	We spent a little bit of time today talking about Louisiana mandating the Ten Commandments into classrooms,
0:13.0	what that means, what our feelings and thoughts are about it, what maybe we think would be a better way or a better thing to do in that situation.
0:27.5	Then we spend a little bit of time talking about the recent sexual abuse scandals that have come out out of a prominent church in Texas.
0:31.0	Why is this a thing that we continue to do?
0:33.1	How do the church handle it?
0:34.7	What are we supposed to do and where are we supposed to go from here?
0:37.4	And just lamenting with the victims of so many of these horrible abuses. And then at about the
0:43.3	23 minute mark, we jump back into the cliffhanger from last week talking about time and today
0:50.5	talking about rest and the Sabbath, which for me was very enlightening and
0:57.1	encouraging.
0:58.1	I really enjoyed what Mike brought today.
1:01.1	So buckle up.
1:02.6	Here we go. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what is happening.
1:22.8	I literally, our screen, we record this on a program called Riverside.
1:27.9	The screen, maybe 15 seconds ago, opened up to my friend Tim Stafford.
1:34.8	And he has short, dyed, yellow hair.
1:42.4	And I just had hit record because I just, I needed a live reaction to this.
1:49.0	If you've never gone to our YouTube page, now's the time. Because first of all, he's hatless,
1:56.7	which is amazing. It's, but It's, but, but, oh,
2:02.9	and there's Justina Erie.
2:03.3	And then,
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