I'm still playing catch up on the Camp Meeting 2.0 series but, as they say, better late than never.
A week ago, Brian Swarts posted an amazing essay on a subject very close to my heart, called "Restoring Sabbath as the 'Way of Life.'" Brian is in position that gives him a unique perspective on the Sabbath. He is a Seventh-day Adventist working for Jubilee USA. I wrote about Brian and posted an interview with him a few weeks ago. You can check it out here.
The funny thing is, we were supposed to meet up tonight in Washington, DC, but we got our plans confused. Hopefully I'll be able to hang out with Brian for a few minutes tomorrow night. Here's an excerpt from his essay.
What was missing from Israel's understanding and practice of Sabbath? Why was it so challenging to get it right and why does it continue to challenge us today? We have tried to make Sabbath conform to our way of life, rather than to conform our way of life to the “Way of Life.” Like all the creative and redemptive acts of God, the Way of Life encompasses creation itself and all of human activity.
I want to highlight three fundamental but ignored aspects of Sabbath practice that can help guide us toward an understanding of the Way of Life that has the power to transform all aspects of our lives. These are the 1) ecological, 2) economic and 3) political practices of Sabbath.
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