69: Sam and Amber Cullum | Sabbath With A Family

2020-05-14

Sam and I chat about what led us to implement a weekly Shabbat meal and Sabbath rest into our family routine. We discuss challenges and benefits from our experience. 0:34 What led us to begin a weekly practice of Sabbath rest? Sam: “We had started looking at some of the family teams stuff with Jeremy Pryor and Jeff Bethke and some of the research they were sharing about people leaving the faith in western Christendom versus religions like Mormonism and the Hebrew faith….Part of it was that there weren’t rhythms that were part of...

Sam and I chat about what led us to implement a weekly Shabbat meal and Sabbath rest into our family routine. We discuss challenges and benefits from our experience.

0:34 What led us to begin a weekly practice of Sabbath rest?

Sam: “We had started looking at some of the family teams stuff with Jeremy Pryor and Jeff Bethke and some of the research they were sharing about people leaving the faith in western Christendom versus religions like Mormonism and the Hebrew faith….Part of it was that there weren’t rhythms that were part of the standard daily family cycle. And so for me, we were researching that and it really hit me that it was something I wanted to give to my kids to help them see the realness of our faith, but also to give them a practice that gave us an identity as a family.”

3:20 As a family of 5 (3 kids 10 and under) we understand the challenge with actually getting to rest, so what does our weekly Sabbath look like?

Our family currently Sabbath’s from 5 p.m. on Friday-12 p.m. Saturday.

Shabbat meal Friday evening followed by 5-10 minutes of quiet time, then family game time.

Tips:

Choose a day that works for your family and can be repeated
Form a habit of removing digital distraction
Make the Shabbat meal special. Ex.) plates only used for that meal, special drink for the kids, table cloth, etc.

Shabbat meal practice:

Stand behind our chairs
Pray
Sing Doxology
Read Deut. 5:15: Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day
Light the candles
Oldest generation present blesses any sons and daughters present
Kids speak Aaronic Blessing (Num. 26: 22-27) over us in Hebrew
As a family we bless one another with the Aaronic blessing
EAT!

Amber: “It’s not an easy thing to do. It’s not like you just wake up in the morning and are like, Okay, I’m going to rest now and it just happens you actually have to plan for rest.”

EP. 49: Jeremy Pryor | Family Teams

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