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title: Travis West
date: 2026-07-28T08:32:00-05:00
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#  Travis West

 

 

 

 ![]() Travis is a teacher, preacher, writer, speaker, and Sabbath-seeker. His deepest desires are to spread joy, defend delight, promote play, and help people reconnect with their truest selves. He is professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI and is the author of three books, most recently The Sabbath Way: Making Room In Your Life for Rest, Connection, and Delight. When he's away from the classroom and the writing desk, he can be found searching for wonder while walking the fields near his house, going to a farmer's market, watching a movie, or hanging out with his wife, who is his most consistent source of delight and amazement.

 

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## Articles by Travis West

  [     ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-sabbath-2.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=3635ac5d&v=3e282155b74100154a9beaffff44d779ff4b87b6c0c9bf661563d5a7cd6fb790)   Essays 

 Aug 04, 2026 

### Sabbath: An Apprenticeship in Becoming Ourselves

 By Travis West

Drawing from Exodus, West explores how rightly ordering work and rest in our lives allows us to more fully image our Creator and delight in our calling.

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