{"id":14680,"date":"2021-07-21T00:01:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T05:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=14680"},"modified":"2021-07-20T15:33:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:33:35","slug":"season-13-episode-5-invitation-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2021\/07\/season-13-episode-5-invitation-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 13: Episode 5 | Invitation to Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, Ruth and Adele respond to God\u2019s invitation to rest. They acknowledge the fears and cultural rewards that keep us from resting and examine what freedoms we might have found during the pandemic that we want to carry with us into a new season as it pertains to rest. And finally, they discuss soft addictions that prevent true rest and provide practical disciplines to help us respond to this very important invitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barna.com\/research\/new-sunday-morning-part-2\/\">Barna article about groups returning to church (or not) after pandemic<\/a> (barna.com)<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/invitations-accepting-offer-forgive-remember-more\/adele-calhoun\/9780830835539\/pd\/835531?event=TCG%7C1015397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Invitations From God<\/a><\/em> by Adele Calhoun<\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast by joining our revamped patron program over on Patreon. 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