A documentary on American Public Television is promoting reconsideration of how Christians and others observe a Sabbath day each week. It’s not about taking a nap, but rather rest, restoration and personal and communal well-being.
With this year marking the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in North America, it’s worth revisiting the good — and the bad — of how the U.S. holiday developed.
United Methodists do not mandate the practice of Sabbath on the seventh day, but we do call one another to practices associated with Sabbath in Judaism.
