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The Sabbath Way
Making Room in Your Life for Rest, Connection, and Delight

By Travis West
Foreword: Winn Collier

What if rest isn’t a reward for finishing your work, but the starting point for a whole new way of living? The Sabbath Way offers a soul-deep invitation to resist burnout and reclaim Sabbath as a radical, joyful rhythm of connection, delight, and grace.

This book will help you:

•  Rediscover Sabbath as a life-giving rhythm rather than a legalistic rule
•  Find deeper connection with God, others, and yourself through intentional rest
•  Cultivate delight, joy, and presence in a distracted and hurried world
•  Embrace limits and live more freely within God’s grace
•  Develop practical rituals that renew the body, mind, and spirit
•  Reframe Sabbath as a countercultural act of resistance to burnout and productivity obsession
•  Live more fully into your identity as beloved, not merely busy 

Features

• Combines scriptural insight with modern application 
• Rooted in Jewish and Christian traditions of Sabbath wisdom 
• Includes reflection questions for personal or group use 
• Thoughtfully written with pastoral warmth and clarity 
• Foreword by theologian and writer Winn Collier 

Paperback 250pp
2.03 cms H x 20.83 cms L x 13.97 cms W (0.27 kgs)
ISBN 9781496476517
Tyndale Refresh (2025)

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Description

We live in a world where exhaustion is a badge of honour and over-commitment is the norm. Yet deep in the human soul is a longing for rest – not just sleep, but the kind of restorative, grounding rest that heals, connects, and reorients.

In The Sabbath Way, biblical scholar and teacher Travis West invites us to return to an ancient path: the practice of Sabbath as a sacred rhythm of life. 

Rooted in Scripture and steeped in the rich Jewish and Christian heritage of Sabbath-keeping, this book offers more than theory. It is a gentle but provocative call to make room in your life – not just to stop working, but to truly delight, connect, and be.

West explores how Sabbath can become a weekly resistance to the forces of hurry, anxiety, and performance, while opening up space for joy, belonging, and intimacy with God.

Blending theology, pastoral wisdom, and personal reflection, The Sabbath Way speaks directly to those who feel overwhelmed, spiritually dry, or simply tired.

It offers both the theological grounding and the practical tools to begin shaping your own Sabbath practice – whether you're just starting out or looking to go deeper.

Whether read individually, shared with a small group, or explored as part of congregational renewal, this book is a timely and grace-filled invitation to live differently – and more deeply – in a restless world.

About the Author

Travis West is a biblical scholar, teacher, and spiritual guide who writes and speaks on the intersection of Scripture, Sabbath, and spiritual formation. With a deep love for the Hebrew Bible and a passion for practical theology, he invites modern readers to engage ancient wisdom with fresh eyes.

Winn Collier is a pastor, writer, and Director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination. He brings a poet’s heart and a pastor’s care to his foreword for this book.

Contents

Foreword

An Invitation to Rest, Connection, and Delight

1: Walking the Sabbath Way

Part 1: Sabbath and Work

2: Orienting: What Is Work?

3: Disorienting Striving

4: Reorienting: Work, Rest, and Delight

Part 2: Sabbath and Time

5: Orienting: What Is Time?

6: Disorienting Clock Time

7: Reorienting: Time Is Love

Part 3: Sabbath and Community

8: Orienting: What Prevents Community?

9: Disorienting Dualism and Disconnection

10: Reorienting: Becoming the Beloved Community

Part 4: Sabbath and Creation

11: Orienting: What Has the Land to Do with Sabbath?

12: Disorienting Greed and Scarcity