All Things Well
Here's an excerpt from All Things Well, Burk Parsons' contribution to the February issue of Tabletalk:
Both labor and rest are creation ordinances given to us by God before the fall. They are given to us for our good and for God's glory, and God calls us to work hard so that we can rest hard. By God's design, the most revolutionary thing we could do in our busy, fast-paced society is take one day every week to rest and worship with our family and friends. However, we are living in a generation that doesn't rest well because it doesn't know what it really means to work hard, plan well, and say no to various opportunities and activities. And too often, the culprit is the local church that programs its people with so many activities that people have no time left to spend with their families and friends to enjoy life together and rest together—let alone take care of widows and orphans.
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