Mar 7, 2021
Sabbath is typically thought of as a day of rest, but it should not be absent of purpose. As we move away from temporal things, we ought to be intentionally moving toward something. A Christian Sabbath celebrates that works don’t save us, the...
Feb 28, 2021
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work.” (Exodus 20:8-11). AMPC Shabbat shalom. Literally, “Sabbath peace.” Or more...
Jan 24, 2021
God is not interested in your offerings or superficial piousness. He is interested in your obedience. That includes observing the Sabbath (Shabbat). We are commanded not only to remember the Sabbath but to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8). Shabbat is not merely a day of...
Jan 15, 2021
Shabbat Shalom. In the Judeo-Christian belief, the fourth commandment (in the original telling at Exodus 20:8) reads: Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. (NRSV) Or in the retelling at Deutronomy 5:12-14: Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord...