Honoring the Sabbath for both people and Creation is an act of faith. It shows that we trust God by releasing our need for productivity and delighting in God’s world. Eco-exegesis is a method of ...

One detail in the Genesis creation account has always intrigued me: the seventh day never seems to close. Throughout Genesis 1, every day ends with the familiar refrain: “there was evening, and there ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the grand scheme of worker exploitation and the unrelenting pursuit of profit, is it not right for there to be a dedicated day of rest? If the answer is yes, then who determines ...

God designed weekly rest to be holy for all people, not just the economically stable. Everywhere we look we see people pushing themselves—their bodies, their minds, and their capacity for faithfulness ...

Throughout history there have been well-meaning, earnest Christians who have, perhaps without knowing it, functionally believed that the Ten Commandments are really only the Nine Commandments.

Some pastors observe sabbath well. Their day away from work is markedly different from the other six, and there is something special and holy about what they do—and don’t do—on that day. For others, ...

I do not consider myself a Bible scholar or authority. I am a Christian, still learning. I find that the Bible contains truth and mysteries. One of the mysteries is the Saturday Sabbath Day. From ...

When I asked you, dear readers, in a recent column to share with me the ways you honor the Sabbath Day, I was anticipating a flood of responses from orthodox Jewish readers. I was therefore surprised ...

A picture of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche features prominently in the artwork for the new Black Sabbath single “God is Dead?” Having previously written about Sabbath’s connection to Nietzsche ...