Robert Morris, founding senior pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, near Fort Worth, even argues in his new book, "Take the Day Off," that not taking a day of rest—a Sabbath—is a form of sin.

The 58-year-old preacher told Faithwire he realized he needed to reprioritize rest when, several years ago, he endured what he now jokingly calls "the great underwear crisis of 2004." He had just returned home from an overseas trip when he opened his underwear draw to find a single pair of clean underwear. Moments later, he pulled open his sock drawer and discovered he had no washed socks. Looking back, Morris sees now how silly his so-called "crisis" was, but at the time, it left him distraught and even in tears.

Morris, overtired, overworked, and overextended, was having a breakdown.

"That was when I started going to the Lord and the Lord started showing me the principle of resting one day a week, and what to do, and what not to do, and how to actually rest," he recalled, something that came into focus for Morris as he read the 10 Commandments "over and over again"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Continue reading here.

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Donnie Wahlberg: 'The Most Important Thing I Ever Did Was to Give My Life to Christ'

'Fourth of July Miracle': Missing 4-Year-Old Found Alive after Walking Nearly Five Miles Along Oregon Coast

Christian Hollywood Star Exposes the Perverse, 'Demonic' Fraud Inside Foster Care System

Brazilian Judge Sentences Parents to Prison for Homeschooling Their Daughters

Little Sisters of the Poor Return to Court Again over Obama Contraception Mandate

WATCH: State Fails to Investigate Daycares with No Children Despite Media Reports

Trump on Iran Ceasefire, MoU: 'I Think It's Over'—US Retaliates after IRGC Attacks Civilian Ships

'Young Washington' Delivers Record Opening Weekend for Angel Studios

After an Emotional Loss to Belgium, the US Men's Team Continued to Give God the Glory

A 'Miracle': CCP Releases Pastor Ezra Jin

House Speaker Johnson Braces for a High-Stakes July with Everything on the Line

Why the NATO Summit in Ankara Matters to the US

New Report Details Secret Service Failures in Butler Assassination Attempt

Charlie Kirk's Family Faces Accused Killer Tyler Robinson for the First Time as Murder Case Moves Forward

'The Passion of the Christ' Getting Theatrical Re-Release Ahead of Highly Anticipated Sequel

A Sweet Update on That Oregon Couple Who Stepped Up at the Great American State Fair

The World Lights Up for America's 250th, While the American Left Opts to Whine About It

The America 250 Celebration in DC Was One for the History Books (Videos)

Must Watch: Katharine Birbalsingh's Fiery ARC Speech-How Schools Are Destroying the Moral Core of the West (Video)

DHS Condemns Minnesota Pardon of Convicted Child Rapist