Is a Sabaticl a Sabbath?

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A sabaticl is simply an extended version of a sabbath. It's a week end that we are supposed to cease, where getwe wheee, suposed to cease from labor and cease from work. We don't think about either those two weeks or the weak end through the lens of abath, or sabatical, if you will. There's a difference between vacation, which often, again, is good, but often, in our especialy, in our american culture, is filled with frenzied activity. And so for me, during the four weeks that i was off, i made a very deliberate decision to to turnd my email offi

This week David’s theological wingman Curtis returns from his July sabbatical. He’s rested and raring to go, but rather than dive into another hot political or cultural issue, Curtis actually has some remarkable insights to share about the nature of sabbath rest and the spiritual discipline of letting go, stepping away from our illusions of ultimate control and placing all our striving in God’s hands. In the second half of this episode Curtis also shares some important thoughts about the nature of remembrance and loss based on his experience at the 9/11 Memorial. If you’re a regular listener who is tempted to skip this episode because it’s not Good Faith’s regular political/cultural fare, then this episode is even more for you.

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