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In which Rest is an Essential Part of the Creative Process

Anita Mathias — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:25:31 +0000

The first chapter of Genesis explodes with creativity! God creates sun, moon and stars; banyans, baobabs and butterflies; macaws, mice and mastodons from a smile in his brain. He creates the world in exuberance because that is his nature. He is a Maker, a creator. And all of us are inherently creative, because we all […]

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In Which Drivenness Comes from the Enemy of our Souls, but Christ Gives us Balance

Anita Mathias — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:51:23 +0000

In her book The Soul of Money, global activist Lynne Twist refers to scarcity as “the great lie”. Twist writes, “For me, and for many of us, our first waking thought of the day is, “I didn’t get enough sleep.” The next one is “I don’t have enough time.” Whether true or not, that thought of “not enough” […]

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Sanctioned Waste: The Sabbath. Love and Waste

Anita Mathias — Mon, 31 May 2010 07:46:00 +0000

Sanctioned Waste: The Sabbath. Love and Waste Exodus 20:8-11. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, […]

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Sundays and the ideal work week

Anita Mathias — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:03:00 +0000

Isn’t it amazing to have a whole day, one day out of 7 devoted to leisure? This is unique in the Judeo-Christian tradition, in fact among all “people of the book.” The Roman merchants used to make fun of Jewish traders, who rested and so did not compete in the marketplace for one day out […]

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In Praise of Sundays

Anita Mathias — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:20:00 +0000

Having a Sunday of deep rest, with everyone peacefully doing their own things. Having a Sunday which is completely restful, does sharpen one’s appetite for the work week, just as returns from travel makes one’s home and home-life so much sweeter!

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