This book is refreshing! Unlike many other books on the topic, this one provides a solid foundation for why we work and rest. That is, we work and rest because God is one who works and rests — and we represent Him in them as being made in His image. So work and rest is built into the way God designed us in His likeness. Carmichael then explains God's metanarrative (or big picture) of His redemptive story and how our work and rest fits into this context, helping us to prioritize the things in our lives that ultimately move us forward toward what God has promised as the conclusion of His redemptive story, the new creation. I believe this is a faithful approach to tackling the common struggles we face in a very busy society. It puts the indicatives before the imperatives.