The Nature of Rest

By Eryn LynumBusiness Entrepreneurship Health & Fitness Mental Health Religion & Spirituality Christianity

The Nature of Rest episodes

June 18, 2025How Does Restful Abiding Make Us More Productive and Fruitful?
How does the spiritual concept of abiding relate to rest? Grayson and Eryn share how rest can grow us in truth and love.
On this episode we explore:
How does God lead us to restful places?
How does God's presence give us rest?
What does it mean to abide in Christ?
How does restful abiding make us more fruitful?
How does rest grow us in truth and love?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
Download the free Family Sabbath Guide: https://erynlynum.com/familysabbath
36 min
June 11, 2025How to Start or Refresh a Powerful Sabbath Practice
Is Sabbath a command, or a celebration? Perhaps it can be both a life-giving command and a weekly experience of delight. Grayson and Eryn share how Sabbath has radically changed their family and answer common questions about Sabbath.
On this episode we explore:
How can Sabbath make you more productive?
How can you prepare well for Sabbath?
What can Sabbath look like in your home?
What about newborn babies and sports schedules?
How can Sabbath support what's most important to your family?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
Download the free Family Sabbath Guide: https://erynlynum.com/familysabbath
Download the free Family Values Guide: https://erynlynum.com/values
34 min
June 04, 2025What Does Selah Mean and How Can Daily Rest Transform Our Lives?
Are you prone to rush from one activity or task to the next? Discover the power of creating margin and experiencing daily rest.
On this episode we explore:
How can we punctuate our days with intentional pauses?
What does it look like to hibernate as a family?
How can we step back into circadian rhythms?
How can we avoid information overload and unbusy our minds?
What does the structure of Psalm 3 teach us about rest?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
30 min
May 28, 2025What Does It Mean to Be Still? Recorded from Alaska
Have you ever rushed into an opportunity too soon? Discover why the apostle Paul waited for three years between his conversion and stepping into ministry, and how God can turn seasons of waiting into powerful preparation.
On this episode we explore:
How can seasons of fear, uncertainty, or grief be an invitation to rest?
How can we lean into rest rather than restlessness?
Why is it important to pause before embarking on an opportunity?
What does be still mean?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
31 min
May 21, 2025Rest, Not Hustle, Equips Us to Live Out Our Potential - Recorded From Alaska
Rest is one of the most powerful and productive things we can do. It seems counterintuitive, but rest, not hustling, can transform our lives and make us more like Christ.
On this episode we explore:
How can we rest from wandering and regain focus?
How do seasons of rest transform us?
What is the difference between anxious striving and sacred striving?
How does rest equip us to live out our potential?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
35 min
May 14, 2025Could Rest Be God’s Answer to What You Have Been Asking Him For?
Can we fully experience God without stepping into his design of rest? When we don't rest, we might be walking right past God's blessing and answers to prayer. Consider what you have recently asked God for. Could his readily available supply of rest be answer to that request?
On this episode we explore:
How does God provide for rest and through rest?
What powerful pattern of rest do we see in Scripture?
How does rest help us live out our identity in Christ?
What can a caterpillar teach us about rest?
How do natural sounds invite us to rest?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
29 min
May 07, 2025How Is Rest the Perfection of Motion?
What happened when our family recognized rest as not only critical, but powerful? When Eryn was diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease, she had to learn how to rest in order to live. But it doesn't take a medical diagnosis: rest is vital for all of us.
On this episode we explore:
How is rest the perfection of motion?
How can rest empower your work?
What exactly did Jesus mean when he told the raging sea, "Peace, be still"?
What can a hummingbird teach us about rest?
What two simple lists can we write to begin practicing Sabbath?

Order The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
28 min

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Contrary to what culture says, rest is not idle or lazy. In fact, it's one of the most powerful strategies you can employ for your life, faith, family, and work. Discover and experience God's gift of…