{"id":16247,"date":"2022-09-12T01:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=16247"},"modified":"2022-09-20T12:25:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:25:48","slug":"season-17-episode-3-sabbath-as-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2022\/09\/season-17-episode-3-sabbath-as-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 17: Episode 3 | Sabbath as Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had so much goodness in our conversations around the idea of sabbath as resistance that we decided to release them as separate episodes. In this episode, Ruth and guest Cole Arthur Riley continue the discussion with a conversation around whether or not sabbath is just for the privileged few. Cole shares how she experiences rest in honor of her ancestors who were not allowed to do so, and the two discuss the tender places sabbath can take us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Cole Arthur Riley\" width=\"147\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-24x24.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-48x48.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cole-Arthur-Riley-Author-Photo-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/>Cole Arthur Riley is a writer and poet. She is the author of the NYT bestseller, <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/flesh-spirituality-liberation-stories-that-make\/cole-riley\/9780593239773\/pd\/239774?event=ESRCG\"><em>This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us<\/em><\/a>. Her writing has been featured in The Atlantic, Guernica, and The Washington Post. Cole is also the creator and writer of Black\u00a0Liturgies, a project that integrates spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black literature, and the Black body.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Season 17: Episode 3 | Sabbath as Resistance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=g893t-12b9cd4-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-seventeen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 17<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/flesh-spirituality-liberation-stories-that-make\/cole-riley\/9780593239773\/pd\/239774?event=ESRCG\"><em>This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us<\/em><\/a> by Cole Arthur Riley<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beloved-Vintage-International-Toni-Morrison-ebook\/dp\/B000TWUTYG\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Beloved&amp;qid=1662569999&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\"><em>Beloved<\/em><\/a> by Toni Morrison<\/p>\n<p>Purchase Ruth\u2019s new book! <em>Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest <\/em>comes out on October 11, 2022. You can preorder now, wherever you buy books (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Embracing-Rhythms-Work-Rest-Sabbatical\/dp\/1514002639\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P9JFHAYIN67R&amp;keywords=embracing+rhythms+of+work+and+rest&amp;qid=1661791155&amp;sprefix=embracing+rhythms%2Caps%2C85&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/embracing-rhythms-of-work-and-rest-ruth-haley-barton\/1140934566?ean=9781514002636\">Barnes and Noble<\/a> | Bookshop.org). If you buy it directly from our publisher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/embracing-rhythms-of-work-and-rest\">Intervarsity Press,<\/a> you can get it before October 11th! If you pre-order the book be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/spire2.wufoo.com\/forms\/r9wzxdg0ujqv7e\/\">sign up to attend our Release Day Virtual Celebration<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This season of our podcast is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/goodkind.shop\/\">GoodKind<\/a>. GoodKind is all about helping people cultivate the GoodKind of habits and holiday practices that allow them to engage with God and one another throughout the year. They have a great tool for Advent, a Sabbath Box to help you practice unplugging, and more. To learn more about them and the products they make, you can find them at <a href=\"https:\/\/goodkind.shop\/\">goodkind.shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<br \/>\nTender Moment from Transforming Center Resource <em>Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast! This season, patrons will receive an overflow of bonus content from the episodes, including exclusive conversations between Ruth and guests, clips that we couldn\u2019t fit into the final cuts, and more! Become a patron today by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">our Patreon page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\"><strong>Transforming Center<\/strong><\/a><strong> exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\"><strong><em>Transforming Community<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/strong>\u00a0 Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had so much goodness in our conversations around the idea of sabbath as resistance that we decided to release them as separate episodes. 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