The Sabbath Life
Cart 0
HOME Contact
Our Mission Our People Safe Space
Retreats Personal Groups Gift Card Packages Discounts Prayer Spaces
Community Events
Receiving direction School of Spiritual Direction Affiliates
Recent Spiritual Direction Sabbath Enneagram Practices Scripture Mission & Church Reading Lists
Donate Outdoor Improvements 2025 Volunteer
Cart 0
HOME About Our Mission Our People Safe Space Retreats Retreats Personal Groups Gift Card Packages Discounts Prayer Spaces Happenings Community Events Spiritual direction Receiving direction School of Spiritual Direction Affiliates BLOG Recent Spiritual Direction Sabbath Enneagram Practices Scripture Mission & Church Reading Lists Contact Give Donate Outdoor Improvements 2025 Volunteer
The Sabbath Life
What is Self Care For?
What is Self Care For?
Peter WhiteOctober 23, 2023
A Beginner's Guide to Retreat
A Beginner's Guide to Retreat
Peter WhiteOctober 10, 2023
5 Essential Rhythms for Finding Rest for Your Soul
5 Essential Rhythms for Finding Rest for Your Soul
practicesPeter WhiteAugust 21, 2023sabbath, daily examen, retreat, vacation, sabbatical
A Beginner's Guide to an Advent Wreath
A Beginner's Guide to an Advent Wreath
practicesPeter WhiteNovember 30, 2019advent, prophets, gospels, jesus, god, faith, christmas, christmas eve, advent wreath, spiritual formation, christian calendar, isaiah, revelation, second coming
10 Ways Ministry Leaders Do Self-Care
10 Ways Ministry Leaders Do Self-Care
Peter WhiteApril 8, 2019ministry leaders, self care, ministry, leadership, church volunteer, sleep, burnout, exercise, food, eating, habits, healthy spirituality, marriage, family, children, friendship, loneliness, counseling
A Beginner’s Guide to the Stations of the Cross
A Beginner’s Guide to the Stations of the Cross
Peter WhiteMarch 18, 2019
3 Questions for Discernment
3 Questions for Discernment
practicesPeter WhiteMarch 4, 2019discernment, spiritual direction, spiritual director, god, listening, scripture, bible, jesus, moses, prophets, church, obedience, wisdom, community, prayer
A Beginner’s Guide to Lament
A Beginner’s Guide to Lament
practicesPeter WhiteJanuary 24, 2019lament, spiritual formation, sadness, advent, lent, psalms, job, jesus, faith, doubt, grief, blue christmas, suffering, prayer
What Gardening Can Teach Us About Life with God
What Gardening Can Teach Us About Life with God
practicesPeter WhiteJuly 4, 2018garden, gardening, spirituality, christianity, faith, god, rule of life, confession, band meeting, nature, soil
10 Simple Ways for Making Easter a Season
10 Simple Ways for Making Easter a Season
practicesPeter WhiteApril 5, 2018easter, christian calendar, lent, wendell berry, nt wright, resurrection, new creation, garden, jesus, vacation, community, neighborhood, prayer, feast
A Beginner’s Guide to the Lectionary
A Beginner’s Guide to the Lectionary
practicesPeter WhiteMarch 24, 2018lectionary, bible, scripture, reading, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, church, god, jesus, worship, gospels, psalms, old testament, new testament, story of god, n.t. wright, eugene peterson, christian calendar
3 Ways Out of Ministry Burnout
3 Ways Out of Ministry Burnout
practicesPeter WhiteMarch 1, 2018centering prayer, prayer, sabbath, spiritual direction, spiritual director, ministry, leadership, burnout
A Beginner’s Guide to Fasting
A Beginner’s Guide to Fasting
practicesPeter WhiteFebruary 20, 2018fasting, grief, spiritual disciplines, scot mcknight, lent, hunger, lament, worship, jesus
A Beginner’s Guide to the Daily Examen
A Beginner’s Guide to the Daily Examen
practicesPeter WhiteJanuary 26, 2018examen, jesuit, ignatius, ignatian, spirituality, spiritual disciplines, prayer, jesus, holy spirit, gratitude, daily office
6 Essential Rhythms for a Self-Care Plan
6 Essential Rhythms for a Self-Care Plan
practicesPeter WhiteJanuary 14, 2018self care, spiritual life, spirituality, healthy spirituality, sabbath, dan allender, ten commandments, spiritual direction, simon brown, spiritual director, centering prayer, prayer, basil pennington, elijah, confession, band meeting, richard foster, food, common meals, rule of life, ruth haley barton
A Beginner’s Guide to the Christian Calendar
A Beginner’s Guide to the Christian Calendar
practicesPeter WhiteNovember 28, 2017christian calendar, calendar, christian, advent, christmas, epiphany, lent, easter, eastertide, ordinary time, mission, story of god, faith, time, discipleship, spiritual formation, pentecost
A Beginner’s Guide to a Band Meeting
A Beginner’s Guide to a Band Meeting
practicesPeter WhiteNovember 10, 2017band meeting, spiritual disciplines, spiritual practices, confession, accountability, discipleship, kevin watson, scott kisker, sanctification, forgiveness, sin, enneagram, jesus, false self, prayer, john wesley, charles wesley
How to Figure Out Your Vocation
How to Figure Out Your Vocation
practicesPeter WhiteOctober 18, 2017vocation, career, job, discernment, gifts, spiritual gifts, parker palmer, image of god, prayer, esther, god, faith, j.m. barrie
A Beginner’s Guide to Lectio Divina
A Beginner’s Guide to Lectio Divina
practicesPeter WhiteOctober 7, 2017lectio divina, prayer, bible study, bible reading, bible, Scripture, spiritual disciplines, reading, jesus, holy spirit, francois fenelon, robert mulholland, gospels, meditation, alice in wonderland, lewis carroll
9 Movies for Spiritual Formation
9 Movies for Spiritual Formation
Peter WhiteAugust 1, 2017
Older
 

Sign up for our newsletter.

 
Name *
Thank you!
 

Support This Good

Make a one time or repeating donation here.

Give Here

Schedule Rest

Submit a request to stay at the Abbey.

Book Now

THE SABBATH LIFE & THE ABBEY: 636 N DENVER AVE. TULSA, OK 74106