Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-130).

1. A gift for our time -- 2. What happens when everything stops -- 3. Does God get tired? : the sabbath in scripture and Christian history -- 4. A day without a "to do" list -- 5. The making of a sabbath celebration -- 6. Too busy to rest? : obstacles to keeping a sabbath -- 7. Going it alone and other practical issues -- 8. Call the sabbath a delight -- App. A. Some Jewish sabbath prayers.

"Six months in Iran and eighteen months in Israel, where all activity stops on every seventh day, began Lynne M. Baab's twenty-five-year embrace of a rhythm of rest - as a stay-at-home mom, as a professional writer working out of her home, as a student and as a vocational minister of the gospel. With collected insights from Christian history and sabbath keepers of all ages and backgrounds, Sabbath Keeping offers a practical and hopeful guidebook for all of us to slow down and enjoy our relationship with the God of the universe."--BOOK JACKET.