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Pastor's Tragic Burnout
- John Mark Comer recounts his friend Andrew Stockheim's return from sabbatical and subsequent suicide twelve days later.
- The story illustrates how relentless work and expectations in pastoral culture contributed to tragic burnout.
Busy As Modern Status
- Comer argues our culture equates busy with importance, making 'busy' a modern status symbol.
- This idolization of busyness distorts hearts and disconnects people from spiritual life and rest.
Sabbath As Divine Delight
- Genesis presents Sabbath as God resting after creation and blessing the seventh day as holy and delightful.
- Sabbath models stopping to delight in creation and God, not because God was tired but to celebrate the work.