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24/6

By: Matthew Sleeth MD,Eugene Peterson - foreword
Narrated by: Claton Butcher
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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 subtly enslave us to busyness itself. The 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 listeners better understand how their own lives can be transformed - physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually - by adopting the 24/6 lifestyle.

©2017 Matthew Sleeth (P)2017 Two Words Publishing LLC

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Great advice. Missing one thing.

Dr. Sleeth gives a lot of great advice and illustrates many ways that a weekly Sabbath can enhance a person's life. I recommend this book to everyone! It's missing one thing though. Sleeth touches on it here and there, but I think one historical misconception prevents him from really connecting the dots. Every benefit he says that a person can derive from keeping a personal weekly sabbath also applies to a whole community and even a nation, when the whole people keep the Sabbath on the same day. The many scripture passages quoted at the end of the book repeatedly underscore this truth. In fact, the Bible's instructions on keeping the Sabbath require that everyone keeps it on the same day. But which day of the week should that be? Although Sleeth asserts that we can't know for certain which day of our modern week was the seventh of God's Creation, that's not historically accurate. Everyone who believes that Jesus lived a sinless life can know for certain which day of the week is the Sabbath that God intended for people to keep. If Jesus kept the wrong day, then he would have violated God's commandment to remember the Sabbath, which would be, by definition, a sin. The New Testament says that Jesus kept the Sabbath on the same day that all other Jews did, which means the Jews had the right day in the first century AD. We have a continuous historical record since then, and there have been no interruptions in the weekly cycle in all that time, The seventh day of the Creation week is therefore still the seventh day of our modern week: Saturday. For over 1800 years (not 2000!) most Christians have observed Sunday, the first day of the week, as Sabbath, contrary to God's instructions in the Bible, because they didn't want to look Jewish. Every day is a great day to gather and worship in Jesus' name and everyone will derive great benefit from resting one day each week, no matter which day that is, but there is only one day that God set apart for his people to spend especially with him. If your husband or wife set aside a whole day just to be with you, do you think they'd mind if you showed up on a different day?

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Refreshing invitation

I’ve read a lot of books on this topic and they are great too. I am typically convicted when I hear about the sabbath. Not so with this book. It was so refreshing and enjoyable. There is a place for being convicted. Sometime we need to be convicted. But I think this is the book that will actually make a change in my life. It was a holy invitation into sabbath instead of an obligation. I can’t recommend this book enough. I’m telling everyone I know.

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Worthy of Many Revisits

I found this book to be so much joy to listen to and it's content worthy of multiple passes. In our modernity, we have sold our peace for silver. Christian or not, this wisdom is thousands of years old and holds up. Highly recommended.

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Life changing!

I have been inspired to begin keeping a Sabbath. I think other readers (listeners) will appreciate, like I did, that the author doesn't belittle or shame anyone (even Christians) for not already recognizing Sabbath, but encourages us with the incomparable benefits of the gift of the Sabbath.

This audio book is a blessing.

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An unexpected challenge

I read this because it was included for free in my subscription and had a strong endorsement from Eugene Peterson.
I wasn't initially wowed, but stayed engaged, and the topic grew on me to a crescendo with the collected quotations on sabbath by great Christians at the end.
I am curious to see how I can and will put this into practice.

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Excellent book with a very needed message

I loved everything about this book. Scripturally sound and still applicable in todays world. Well done!

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Worth a Reread and Sharing

I have experienced taking - what I call "a sequester"at least 2x per year, for many years. Somehow I have allowed this practice to get away from me since the recent global crisis. There are many things that this loss can be attributed to. The bottom line is... I must regain the practice of true sabbath rest. This book has helped me to recognize it is as much what I need to recommit to stop doing as it is what I need to do more of - Remember the Sabbath Rest.

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Simple and clear illustrations relating to the importance of the sabbath.

I enjoyed the illustrations that were used taken from life experiences. I appreciated the reminder through the Scriptures of the importance of worshiping on the Sabbath. I felt this clarified the meaning of true rest. This was a pleasant affirmation of gods perfect provision through adhering to his holy Scriptures.

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Significant, but lacking nuance and effectivity

As this piece notes, the significance of taking note of time and diligently making a practice of rest and spiritual centering is not one that that should be passed over lightly- it can make all the difference in the world.

I appreciated this book at times, but rather disliked it at others. Although there are meaningful messages, undercurrents lean toward and applaud legalistic practice and misogynistic ideals. They were not addressed with sufficient nuance to speak very well to my situation or effectively gain my trust as a reader.

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Life changing

So many great insights!
I loved the revelation the God rested, not because He was tired, but because it is Holy and He is Holy Genesis 2:2-3

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