Dear Unnamed Pastor,
Well, you did it to me again. Ruined a perfectly good Sabbath. You just had to bring up Christ’s full and sufficient sacrifice, didn’t you? I think your words were, “We will not be judged on our sanctification.”
So what am I doing a Sabbath for? If I don’t get any Heavenly brownie points, [...]
Today I spent my Sabbath glued to the computer, watching breaking news coverage of a former boss who was sentenced for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the non-profit where we worked. The affidavit said she committed crimes “against the peace and dignity of the State.”
I started observing the Sabbath when I worked [...]
As evening falls, I can’t wait for Sabbath to come. And suddenly, it’s 5:00 p.m., and the traditional Sabbath pizzas are in the oven, and I am one whipped puppy.
I’m too fresh from the world to engage in serious spiritual study. I’m too tired to pray anything beyond, “That God this week is over!” Where [...]
While I sat at my daughter’s piano lesson, I flipped through an instruction book called ChordTime Piano: Jewish Favorites, by Faber & Faber. One of the songs was called “Shabbat Shalom,” and those two words made up the entire lyrics of the piece. Just a simple tune in E-minor: Sabbath peace.
I flipped to the back [...]
