REPLAY #25- Making Things Mean Something They Don’t: Sabbath Identity

2025-06-27

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend! 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 dre...

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

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.

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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.”

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