Gaye Strathearn: Finding the Sacred in the Sabbath

Published: May 17, 2023, 11 a.m.

Growing up in Australia, Gaye Strathearn faced a dilemma familiar to many faithful families: how to balance Sabbath day observance with the demands of the world. As a young girl, she worried that her non-member father might feel left out as the family spent hours at church. But as she grew older, Gaye began to see the Sabbath not as a burden but as a sacred opportunity to connect with God and with loved ones. Now, as a respected gospel scholar, Gaye has compiled a collection of essays exploring the commandment of the Sabbath from its origins on Sinai to its relevance in the 21st century.

\u201cIf this is a part of our covenant journey, all of us are at different places on that covenant journey and our understanding of the Sabbath is going to be at different places. And so let\u2019s have people grow into their understanding.\u201d \u2014Gaye Strathearn

8:39- Assumptions

11:34- The Way We Ask Questions

14:18- Why the Study of the Sabbath?

22:37- The Sabbath as a Covenant

31:40- The Modern Sabbath

36:48- Be Still and Know

43:42- Praise

49:24- The Opportunity to Worship

52:40- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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