http://www.allthingsexpounded.com/2009/10/the-concept-of-rest/ A verbose experiment in blogness (if you want to deride it, call it AllThingsConfounded). Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:20:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.allthingsexpounded.com/2009/10/the-concept-of-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-87726 Pam Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:05:47 +0000 http://www.allthingsexpounded.com/?p=1047#comment-87726 And a good book on the subject of teaching children how to treat the Sabbath is "Hints on Child Training." I don't have the copy handy just now, but I believe the author (Trumbull?) is an ancestor Elisabeth Elliot. I so enjoyed his thoughts on helping children to see the Sabbath as a day of great rejoicing, not one of drudgery and legalism. Making special foods, keeping a "Sabbath cupboard" that houses games and such used only for that day make it special. We would do well to heed his sage advice for our families and ourselves, as it seems you are attempting to do. In my family we all view "resting" a bit differently. Gardening is restful to me while my husband will sometimes pull the "sabbath card" to avoid it. :-) Computer work is taboo for me on Sunday even though I do not have a computer-related job. Feasting on good food with our home fellowship is always a joy to each of us following worship, prayer, teaching and communion. Yes, the Sabbath should be a delight! Now if only Christians would be salt and light when dining out on Sundays, instead of making wait staff dread the day of the week when the customers are the most irritable! And a good book on the subject of teaching children how to treat the Sabbath is “Hints on Child Training.” I don’t have the copy handy just now, but I believe the author (Trumbull?) is an ancestor Elisabeth Elliot. I so enjoyed his thoughts on helping children to see the Sabbath as a day of great rejoicing, not one of drudgery and legalism. Making special foods, keeping a “Sabbath cupboard” that houses games and such used only for that day make it special. We would do well to heed his sage advice for our families and ourselves, as it seems you are attempting to do.
In my family we all view “resting” a bit differently. Gardening is restful to me while my husband will sometimes pull the “sabbath card” to avoid it. Computer work is taboo for me on Sunday even though I do not have a computer-related job. Feasting on good food with our home fellowship is always a joy to each of us following worship, prayer, teaching and communion. Yes, the Sabbath should be a delight!
Now if only Christians would be salt and light when dining out on Sundays, instead of making wait staff dread the day of the week when the customers are the most irritable!

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