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Article

Rejoice, Y'all

Published April, 1999 • Featured May 29, 2024
Christianity isn’t a solo venture. Marva Dawn explains why ​“we need the whole Body of the people of God.”
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Book Excerpt

Sabbath is the Climax of Living

Published August, 1989 • Featured January 25, 2023
“Sabbath is more than running away,” Marva Dawn explains in Keeping the Sabbath Wholly. Habits for Sabbath connect us to our Source and give energy and meaning to life.
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Book Excerpt from The Unnecessary Pastor

Renewing Our Most Basic Commitment

Published November, 1999 • Featured November 9, 2021
Marva Dawn and Eugene Peterson present a counter-cultural call for pastors to honor their basic commitment as Christians over and above professional religious duties, and to embrace an identity as ​“unnecessary” to unhealthy demands of culture, ego, and congregational ambitions.