Contact: Ginger Kolbaba, 630-260-6200, gkolbaba@christianitytoday.com 

CAROL STREAM, Ill., Nov. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- With Christmas season here, Kyria has centered the December issue of their digizine on making room for rest. This issue is for women who, especially during the holidays, need a reminder that God says that rest is good and wants everyone to find a divine rhythm between work and rest.

Featured is an interview with Ruth Haley Barton, a spiritual director and author of numerous books on spiritual transformation, whose life was turned upside down when a spiritual director observed where her life was headed and she decided she needed to incorporate the discipline of rest.

Editor Ginger Kolbaba says, "In this issue of the Kyria digizine, we focus on why it's essential physically, mentally, and spiritually to give yourself a break every single day. And then we'll help you figure out how to incorporate those times of reprieve into your daily life. Rest isn't a once-in-a-blue-moon luxury. It's a way of life--one that we need to diligently pursue if we're to be true followers of Jesus."

The December issue of the Kyria digizine is open-access for everyone to view and share, and features the following pieces:

A Rested Development
Ruth Haley Barton was a driven woman--type A, busy, successful. And empty and exhausted. But then she discovered ten minutes a day that changed her life.
By Ginger Kolbaba

Making Time
Here's how to start rescheduling your life and finding peace.
By Catherine Hart Weber

Oh, to Get Away
Jesus often went to a quiet place. As his followers, we can do the same.
By Brenda Jank

From Dawn to Dusk
How to take a break in the middle of all you have to do.
By Patricia Mitchell

Living the Unforced Rhythms of Grace
Can Jesus' "rules" really offer rest?
By Keri Wyatt Kent

The January 2010 issue will be on the topic of contemplation and will feature an interview with Phyllis Tickle along with other pieces by Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Vinita Hampton Wright, and Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

To see the December 2009 issue of Kyria Digizine in its entirety, visit http://kyria.com/digital/currentissue.html.

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