Brett McCracken is an author and journalist based in Southern California. He serves as a senior editor at The Gospel Coalition where he writes on the intersection of faith and culture. His books include The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World (Crossway, 2021) and Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017). He is also the co-editor of Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age (Crossway, 2025). He and his wife, Kira, live in Santa Ana, California, with their four children.

'Humans only begin to appreciate the benefits of sleep once it becomes elusive. When sleep flees, the psalms about crying out to God in the night become relevant, and the essential role that sleep plays in the life of creatures comes into focus. In The Wisdom of Sleep, Brett McCracken provides great insight on this role from a theological, physiological, and doxological perspective. He not only demonstrates that the wise value sleep; he shows what our need for sleep tells us about our maker, the only wise God!'

• Introduction: Sleeping Talking; The Gospel is RestPart One: What Rest Reveals about God1. On the Seventh Day (God Rests)2. Remember the Sabbath (God Creates Distinct People Through Rest)3. Creation Works and Slumbers (God Is an Intentional Designer)4. Naps and Snacks (God is Gracious and Loving)5. While You Were Sleeping (God is Sovereign and Merciful)6. Rise and Shine (God Raises the Dead)Part Two: What Rest Reveals about Us7. Dead Asleep (We're Mortal)8. Nodding Off (We're Limited)9. Best Medicine (We're Restored through Rest)10. Family Trips and Festive Fun (We're Made to Rest with Others)11. Sleeping through Storms (We're Called to Be a Non-Anxious Presence)12. Hammocks and Hummingbirds (We're Made to Worship God)Conclusion: Join the Rest(istance)

Brett McCracken is an author and journalist based in Southern California. He serves as a senior editor at The Gospel Coalition where he writes on the intersection of faith and culture. His books include The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World (Crossway, 2021) and Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017). He is also the co-editor of Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age (Crossway, 2025). He and his wife, Kira, live in Santa Ana, California, with their four children.

'Humans only begin to appreciate the benefits of sleep once it becomes elusive. When sleep flees, the psalms about crying out to God in the night become relevant, and the essential role that sleep plays in the life of creatures comes into focus. In The Wisdom of Sleep, Brett McCracken provides great insight on this role from a theological, physiological, and doxological perspective. He not only demonstrates that the wise value sleep; he shows what our need for sleep tells us about our maker, the only wise God!'

• Introduction: Sleeping Talking; The Gospel is RestPart One: What Rest Reveals about God1. On the Seventh Day (God Rests)2. Remember the Sabbath (God Creates Distinct People Through Rest)3. Creation Works and Slumbers (God Is an Intentional Designer)4. Naps and Snacks (God is Gracious and Loving)5. While You Were Sleeping (God is Sovereign and Merciful)6. Rise and Shine (God Raises the Dead)Part Two: What Rest Reveals about Us7. Dead Asleep (We're Mortal)8. Nodding Off (We're Limited)9. Best Medicine (We're Restored through Rest)10. Family Trips and Festive Fun (We're Made to Rest with Others)11. Sleeping through Storms (We're Called to Be a Non-Anxious Presence)12. Hammocks and Hummingbirds (We're Made to Worship God)Conclusion: Join the Rest(istance)

Brett McCracken is an author and journalist based in Southern California. He serves as a senior editor at The Gospel Coalition where he writes on the intersection of faith and culture. His books include The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World (Crossway, 2021) and Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017). He is also the co-editor of Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age (Crossway, 2025). He and his wife, Kira, live in Santa Ana, California, with their four children.

'Humans only begin to appreciate the benefits of sleep once it becomes elusive. When sleep flees, the psalms about crying out to God in the night become relevant, and the essential role that sleep plays in the life of creatures comes into focus. In The Wisdom of Sleep, Brett McCracken provides great insight on this role from a theological, physiological, and doxological perspective. He not only demonstrates that the wise value sleep; he shows what our need for sleep tells us about our maker, the only wise God!'

• Introduction: Sleeping Talking; The Gospel is RestPart One: What Rest Reveals about God1. On the Seventh Day (God Rests)2. Remember the Sabbath (God Creates Distinct People Through Rest)3. Creation Works and Slumbers (God Is an Intentional Designer)4. Naps and Snacks (God is Gracious and Loving)5. While You Were Sleeping (God is Sovereign and Merciful)6. Rise and Shine (God Raises the Dead)Part Two: What Rest Reveals about Us7. Dead Asleep (We're Mortal)8. Nodding Off (We're Limited)9. Best Medicine (We're Restored through Rest)10. Family Trips and Festive Fun (We're Made to Rest with Others)11. Sleeping through Storms (We're Called to Be a Non-Anxious Presence)12. Hammocks and Hummingbirds (We're Made to Worship God)Conclusion: Join the Rest(istance)