🕯️ Sabbath Practice

A quiet countercultural invitation to stop, rest, and reclaim time as sacred in a world that never pauses. These books explore the spiritual and psychological richness of intentional weekly rest.

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

by John Mark Comer • 2019

Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.

4.50

99k+

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🪴 Simplicity 🐢 Slow Living 🌿 Spiritual Formation

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.

by John Mark Comer 2019

4.50

99k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🪴 Simplicity 🐢 Slow Living 🌿 Spiritual Formation

Fervent

by Priscilla Shirer • 2015

A battle playbook that transforms prayer from an afterthought into your most effective weapon.

4.46

21k+

⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📋 Prayer Strategy 📖 Scripture-Based Prayer ✍️ Prayer Journaling 🆔 Identity In Christ

Fervent

A battle playbook that transforms prayer from an afterthought into your most effective weapon.

by Priscilla Shirer 2015

4.46

21k+ ratings

⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📋 Prayer Strategy 📖 Scripture-Based Prayer ✍️ Prayer Journaling 🆔 Identity In Christ

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

by Peter Scazzero • 2015

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

4.33

4k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

by Peter Scazzero 2015

4.33

4k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Garden City

by John Mark Comer • 2015

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

4.45

17k+

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship ⚖️ Work Life Integration

Garden City

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

by John Mark Comer 2015

4.45

17k+ ratings

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship ⚖️ Work Life Integration

Rest Is Resistance

by Tricia Hersey • 2022

Reclaim your body, your imagination, and your time through rest as a political act.

4.04

13k+

✊🏾 Black Liberation 💰🚫 Anti-Capitalist Thought ⚙️ Grind Culture Critique 🤲 Collective Care 📵 Digital Detox

Rest Is Resistance

Reclaim your body, your imagination, and your time through rest as a political act.

by Tricia Hersey 2022

4.04

13k+ ratings

✊🏾 Black Liberation 💰🚫 Anti-Capitalist Thought ⚙️ Grind Culture Critique 🤲 Collective Care 📵 Digital Detox

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

4.21

5k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health 🌍 Missional Living

The Deeply Formed Life

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

by Rich Villodas 2020

4.21

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health 🌍 Missional Living

Judaism's Ten Best Ideas

by Arthur Green • 2014

A scholar's invitation to Jewish wisdom: ten ideas that make life more joyful and whole.

4.34

425

🕍 Jewish Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Seekers 😄 Joy In Faith 🫂 Human Dignity 🌍 World Repair

Judaism's Ten Best Ideas

A scholar's invitation to Jewish wisdom: ten ideas that make life more joyful and whole.

by Arthur Green 2014

4.34

425 ratings

🕍 Jewish Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Seekers 😄 Joy In Faith 🫂 Human Dignity 🌍 World Repair

Rhythms of Renewal

by Rebekah Lyons • 2019

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

4.08

7k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 📵 Digital Detox 🙏 Anxiety And Faith

Rhythms of Renewal

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

by Rebekah Lyons 2019

4.08

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 📵 Digital Detox 🙏 Anxiety And Faith

24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

by Tiffany Shlain • 2019

One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.

3.80

3k+

🔌 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Dopamine Fasting 🎯 Attention Restoration 🐢 Slow Living 🌿 Nature Connection

24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.

by Tiffany Shlain 2019

3.80

3k+ ratings

🔌 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Dopamine Fasting 🎯 Attention Restoration 🐢 Slow Living 🌿 Nature Connection

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2022

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

4.29

739

📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy 📖 Biblical Rest

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2022

4.29

739 ratings

📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy 📖 Biblical Rest

Working the Angles

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina

Working the Angles

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina

Tired of Being Tired

by Jess Connolly • 2024

A faith-based diagnostic for your specific fatigue, and the rest rhythm that actually heals it.

4.45

2k+

🧘 Faith And Wellness 👩 Christian Women 🛐 Spiritual Rest 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🚫 Anti-Hustle Culture

Tired of Being Tired

A faith-based diagnostic for your specific fatigue, and the rest rhythm that actually heals it.

by Jess Connolly 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🧘 Faith And Wellness 👩 Christian Women 🛐 Spiritual Rest 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🚫 Anti-Hustle Culture

The Rest of God

by Mark Buchanan • 2006

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

4.34

3k+

✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture 🐢 Slowing Down 📅 Sacred Time ✡️ Judeo-Christian Wisdom

The Rest of God

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

by Mark Buchanan 2006

4.34

3k+ ratings

✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture 🐢 Slowing Down 📅 Sacred Time ✡️ Judeo-Christian Wisdom

Leading on Empty

by Wayne Cordeiro • 2009

Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.

4.23

2k+

🏥 Pastoral Burnout 🌿 Burnout Recovery 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⚡ Energy Management 💧 Soul Care

Leading on Empty

Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.

by Wayne Cordeiro 2009

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏥 Pastoral Burnout 🌿 Burnout Recovery 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⚡ Energy Management 💧 Soul Care

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

by auspicious

Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.

4.53

159

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🐢 Slow Living 📱 Attention Economy 🏠 Simplicity

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.

by auspicious

4.53

159 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🐢 Slow Living 📱 Attention Economy 🏠 Simplicity

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