{"product_id":"sabbath-9780849946042","title":"Sabbath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would you do for twenty-four hours if the only criteria were to pursue your deepest joy?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Allender's lyrical book about the Sabbath expels the myriad myths about this \"day of rest,\" starting with the one that paints the Sabbath as a day of forced quiet, spiritual exercises, and religious devotion and attendance. This, he says, is at odds with the ancient tradition of Sabbath as a day of delight for both body and soul. Instead, the only way we can make use of the Sabbath is to see God's original intent for the day with new eyes. In \u003ci\u003eSabbath\u003c\/i\u003e, Allender builds a case for delight by looking at this day as a festival that celebrates God's re-creative, redemptive love using four components: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensual glory and beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRitual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunal feasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayfulness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow you can experience the delight of the Sabbath as you never have before--a day in which you receive and extend reconciliation, peace, abundance, and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ancient Practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a hunger in every human heart for connection, primitive and raw, to God. To satisfy it, many are beginning to explore traditional spiritual disciplines used for centuries . . . everything from fixed-hour prayer to fasting to sincere observance of the Sabbath. Compelling and readable, the Ancient Practices series is for every spiritual sojourner, for every Christian seeker who wants more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllender, Dan B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDr. Dan B. Allender is the bestselling author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Wounded Heart\u003c\/em\u003e. Having spent thirty years pioneering a unique therapy centered around inner transformation, he has seen healing occur in countless individuals by connecting the story of the gospel to people's universal heart wounds. As a cofounder of both the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and the Allender Center, he is widely sought as a speaker on topics of trauma recovery, love, and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606997045522,"sku":"9780849946042","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e231777-1393-4930-b5a4-8faacf40d7cb.jpg?v=1732302610","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sabbath-9780849946042","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}