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What would you do for twenty-four hours if the only criteria were to pursue your deepest joy? Dan 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...

on a stage where we write the script and take the roles we most want to act for his glory. I offered this vision of the Sabbath to a small gathering of students, and the response was intrigue and irritation. One student bluntly said, “This messes with every notion I have ever had about the Sabbath. If it is true, then why wouldn’t we live with greater anticipation?” Another added quickly, “It freaks me out. If I’m supposed to know what will bring me and others that kind of joy, then I wouldn’t know
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