scottmaciver
Puritan Board Sophomore
Someone sent me this link this morning. I haven't seen the programme yet and I'm not sure if it's only available to British viewers. The article seems to fairly represent both views on the Sabbath, so I hope that the programme is similarly presented.
The Lewis Sabbath has definitely changed over the years. There is a push amongst some, including Lewis people not just incomers to Lewis, to make the Sabbath as any other day. However, there are incomers and unchurched people living here who see the benefit of a day of rest to relax and think, as the article mentioned. I know a Muslim man who moved to Lewis with his family when he was young and, now married with a family himself, he said to me that he appreciates the Sabbath on Lewis as he finds in peaceful.
In my mind at least, a large part of the reason for the change in the Sabbath on Lewis, is due to declining attendances in church on the one hand and, on the other hand, an unwillingness of some Ministers to preach Sabbath observance from the pulpit.
By the way, for anyone who may be interested, Rev Kenneth Stewart has just started preaching a series on the Sabbath - Here
The Lewis Sabbath has definitely changed over the years. There is a push amongst some, including Lewis people not just incomers to Lewis, to make the Sabbath as any other day. However, there are incomers and unchurched people living here who see the benefit of a day of rest to relax and think, as the article mentioned. I know a Muslim man who moved to Lewis with his family when he was young and, now married with a family himself, he said to me that he appreciates the Sabbath on Lewis as he finds in peaceful.
In my mind at least, a large part of the reason for the change in the Sabbath on Lewis, is due to declining attendances in church on the one hand and, on the other hand, an unwillingness of some Ministers to preach Sabbath observance from the pulpit.
By the way, for anyone who may be interested, Rev Kenneth Stewart has just started preaching a series on the Sabbath - Here