To Make a Pickle: Study 9 in the series Good Beautiful God

Hurry and distraction are nothing new: but in our age we seem to have perfected them. More than at any time in history, we have become obsessed with productivity: speed and efficiency.
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Our impatience has made life a dizzying blur. And as a result: our spiritual lives are diminished. As we try harder, we are becoming spiritually shallow and deeply disappointed — not exactly a recipe for a robust life.

The primary focus of this chapter is that, to live an authentic and effective Christian life, we must slow down the pace of our lives and become aware of the present moment.