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26- That's a Wrap: Summer of Sabbath Finale

Twelve. It’s the number of conversations we’ve had about Sabbath. I gotta admit, I’m not hating that. But total honesty? Sabbath sometimes feels like a lot of work, and that’s exactly why I’ve saved Hebrews 4:9 until our final chat.
So, let’s pour one last cup of coffee and talk about how we can possibly add one.more.thing (Sabbath) to our plates. (Spoiler alert: It’s not really an add-on.) Join me for a final chat in our Summer of Sabbath series.
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"A Sabbath-rest in Hebrews 4:9 is a finished, completed, “no assembly required” rest, as in salvation. A Sabbath-rest absent of earning-potential. A “Jesus Paid It All” rest. Where God’s work stops, ours doesn’t begin.”
 

Making Things Mean Something They Don't: Sabbath Identity

My “to-do” list is currently winning the war against my “done” list. You too? It’s tempting in these moments to criticize and berate myself, as if my entire value is tied to a Post-It note of crossed-off priorities. Lord, help us!
We might as well talk about it because we all do it. Yep, we attach our value to what we do, our identity to our work. Join me in our “Summer of Sabbath” where we'll chat about our identity rooted in rest, not work. We’ll peek at the dream and reality of Genesis 1-3 in an episode titled:       Making Things Mean Something They Don’t: Sabbath Identity
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Here’s a small excerpt:"It’s a temptation to turn away from our God-given identity as a human BEING in exchange for our man-made identity as a human DOING. And we’ve been hard at work ever since trying to convince ourselves and the world around us that we’re valuable, important, and worth it.”

Sounds Boring: Sabbath (Empty) Spaces

What’s your go-to boredom buster? Let me guess, you don’t have time to be bored! Oh, but Friend, we do and we are.
Boring spots? Yep, these are the empty spaces, the gaps, between our flurry of activities. We’re not exactly comfortable with boring, empty spaces…in our schedules or our hearts. Cue Sabbath!
Join me as we chat through our discomfort and desperate desire to cram life full-to-the-brim! We’ll settle in and sit still with Psalm 46:10. 
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"Sabbath allows the luxury of discomfort in those empty spaces, allows room for boredom to bubble up. What might God uncover in us if we stopped covering up all the empty spaces…even for one day a week?”
 

Play Your Way Through: Sabbath Playing

Are you in a challenging season that just won’t quit? I hear you. Life sure can knock us down. I know my tendency is to lean in and pray harder. But what if there was another way?
Join me as we continue our “Summer of Sabbath” with a Biblical strategy for those rough patches. We’ll team up with Nehemiah 8 and a counterintuitive way through darker days.
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"I remember thinking if I just worked harder and prayed more, I’d get through. And then I became the honored guest at my teething toddler’s dinner party. In that time, I clearly heard deep down, “Stace, sometimes you’ve got to play your way through.” Huh? Play. Surely that was “Pray your way through.” Nope, again, I heard it so clearly in 2010, “Play your way through.”  
 

Guarding Your Hedges: Sabbath Observing

Does this sound familiar? “Ugh! I’m terrible at Sabbath. Great, another place I’m failing.”
Oh, good! I thought I was the only one.
So, let’s chat about when our Sabbath goes off the rails and AWOL, my Friend. Listen in for a raw look at my family’s Sabbath last week. We’ll also check in on Moses, Deuteronomy 5, and what it actually means to “observe” the Sabbath. 
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"We’ve been practicing this rhythm for several years now, but we’re not masters at it. If we skip a Sabbath day, we notice it! And if we don’t contend for Sabbath, if we don’t protect it with that figurative thorny hedge, our whole family feels it. Our bodies notice it. Our minds. Our spirits.”
 

Sneakers & Screens: Sabbath Distinction

What’s your superpower? I’m gonna guess you, like me, mistakenly believe we can be in two places at once. We work at the office, at home, on vacation. We check emails in traffic. We scan headlines at the table. We sneak a text-glance during dinner. We attempt to be connected everywhere and end up being present nowhere. Digital distractions lure us to believe we can actually be in two places at once.
We are living lives of absence when we were made to be a people of presence.
So, let’s talk about practical tools for resting from our digital distractions. Join me as we check in on Moses, God’s Presence, and Exodus 33.
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Here’s a small excerpt:"Just like a new puppy or a tired toddler, our screens scream for our attention. We call them notifications, but let’s be honest: they’re more like abductions, pulling us away from Presence into the abyss of absence.”

Slow Your Roll: Sabbath Slowing

Hurry and hustle seem to be our default speed most days. It sure can feel like we’re workhorses, but frankly, I’m running out of horsepower. How about you?
Let’s talk about it, Friend. Join me as we continue our “Summer of Sabbath” series with a practical look at how to rest from Galatians 5:25. Episode 20 mirrors God's pace as we focus on slowing down.
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"I know when I’m hurried and hustling, I react…often with a sharp tone, a quick glance (or glare), and lacking grace for any and every one, including myself. Yet, when I choose to “walk with God at a walking pace,” slowness allows me time to respond- to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry as James 1:19 says.”

Burning and Turning: Sabbath Noticing

Life moves pretty quickly these days. It seems the older I get, the faster time moves. You too?
With the blur of activities, it can be challenging to notice the big things (or the little things for that matter). That’s why Sabbath invites us to stop and notice what’s right in front of us, just like we see in Exodus 3. Join Stacy as she shines the spotlight on "Sabbath Noticing" through Moses and that crazy, burning bush.
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Here’s a small excerpt:"Sabbath helps us pay attention. Sabbath is our way to “turn aside and see”-to notice, to be present. Sabbath attunes our eyes and ears to notice…at least for one day a week.”

Bricks and Donuts: Sabbath Freedom

Change can be difficult. Sometimes the older I get, the less I need to learn…and the more I need to unlearn. Habits I’ve picked up. Methods for how I do things. Hmm…that can’t be just me. Do you ever feel this way?
Turns out, we’re not the only ones needing to unlearn a thing or two. Join Stacy for a look at Exodus 16 when God re-introduces the Sabbath as we continue our "Summer of Sabbath" series.
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"God knew for the Israelites to learn how to be free, they needed to unlearn how to be slaves…because they were really good at slaving away.”

Enough is Enough: Sabbath Stopping

Do you ever feel like you just need permission to stop? To stop from the constant day-in and day-out of life. To stop from the tyranny of the urgent and the sensory overload of life. To stop from the stress, the woes, the fears, the labor. Permission granted.
Yes, when it comes to Sabbath, we not only have permission to stop, but a responsibility to do so. Our bodies need it, and our souls do too. Join Stacy in Genesis 2 as she chats about how God modeled the permission and the purpose of a “Holy Stop.” 
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Here’s a small excerpt:"So, how do we stop? Well, the Word doesn’t tell us how He stopped in Genesis 2; it just says He did stop. He said, “Enough is enough,” and He stopped.”