The Dual Irony of Leisure

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Andy Cevallos: How many of us have left a packaged vacation more exhausted than ever? He says the two ironies are first you're getting to rest but somebody else is working really hard back in the kitchen. The other deeper irony is even for the alleged beneficiaries It's strange so often strangely unrestful, he writes. "If we are trying to escape We will often find it is actually not that restful whatever our escapist thing is"

Longtime friend Andy Crouch joins Curtis to talk about what it means to truly rest the way God intended us to do so. Why is rest so important to creativity? What is the difference between rest and leisure? Is binge watching Netflix actually restful? What are other key mistakes we make in approaching this vital topic? The conversation is Good Faith at its best, combining Biblical theology, cultural analysis, and practical living.

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