24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life
“Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.”
Sounds nice, but how do we find rest in a 24/7 world? Just as the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt, we have become slaves to technology. Our technological tools allow 24-hour productivity and connectivity, give us more control, and subtlety enslave us to busyness itself. Sabbath is about restraint, about intentionally not doing everything all the time just because we can. Setting aside a day of rest helps us reconnect with our Creator and find the peace of God that passes all understanding. The Sabbath is about letting go of the controls one day a week and letting God be God. So how do we do it?
In 24/6, Dr. Matthew Sleeth describes our symptoms, clarifies the signs, diagnoses the illness, and lays out a simple plan for living a healthier, more God-centered life in a digitally-dazed, always-on world. Sleeth shares how his own family was dramatically transformed when it adopted Sabbath practices and helps readers better understand how their own lives can be transformed – physically, emotionally, relationally and spiritually – by adopting the 24/6 lifestyle.
Top Highlights
“David prayed, and then he took the plunge. He decided to permanently close his stores on Sundays. ‘And that’s when our business really took off,’ he said of his Hobby Lobby chain.” (source)
“Maybe it isn’t so much dark intentions that resulted in the loss of Sabbath as it is a kind of society-wide absentmindedness. Maybe that is why the commandment about the Sabbath is the only one of the Ten Commandments that begins with the word remember.” (source)
“If we wish to have a weekly day of rest, it will no longer happen as a societal default. It will happen only as a result of a conscious choice. All that we need to begin is to ‘remember,’ as the Fourth Commandment tells us. We must remember the why and how of a day of rest.” (source)
“And that’s just it: the intent of the commandment—rest—is what is important. Sabbath is meant to be a refuge, not a prison. It protects the needy, the displaced, and the powerless. People don’t save the Sabbath; it saves us.” (source)
“Thus, for the purposes of this book, it doesn’t matter what you call the Sabbath—Shabbat, Shabbos, Saturday, Sunday, 24/6, a day of rest, ceasing day, or Stop Day. What’s important is the stopping.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life
- Authors:
- Sleeth, Matthew
- Peterson, Eugene H.
- Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
- Publication Date: 2012
- ISBN: 9781414377339