Dan Allender takes the hebrew form of "rest" and translates it "delight", debunking several myths that sabbath has to be sitting in church, reading only your bible, and generally being stiff and still. He invites ideas like playfulness and feasting, even sex(!) to celebrate the Sabbath. He also addresses time (specifically our western view of it) and the fears that we will not "have enough to truly rest."

I'm so appreciative of Allender's work - I had an issue with the way the centuries have depicted the sabbath (at least, my interpretation of said depiction!), and this blew the cover off of the stiff reality that I bought for so many years. I love his emphasis on delight and play, and also the differentiation between sabbath and a day off. I feel like I understand even more why I can still be tired after a day of "rest" - if I haven't taken the time to "dare to delight", I haven't really Sabbath'd. :)

Recommended. I'll probably come to this book again and again.