The Art of Slowing Down: How to Maintain Your Emotional and Spiritual Wellbeing in the Fast-Paced World

Lisa: I am thankful for the sincerity, ease, and style of John Comer's writing in The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. It kept me coming back to the next chapter, next page, sometimes next sentence after being pierced to the core of my soul by the profund reality of hurry in my life. Hurry in ways I would not have defined or identified as hurry when left to my own thoughts and opinions. I appreciate that in this book, not only does he call out the deprivation hurry has created in my life but he offers very practical and effective disciplines for how to start dealing with this painful revelation. Here's to walking slower and single-tasking 🥂

United States on Nov 06, 2023

Faith Catanzaro: I incredibly enjoyed this book. I’ve been challenged personally to deepen my spiritual relationship with God and love the way this message was presented!

United States on Nov 03, 2023

kissle cowie: This book was recommended by Dharius Daniels which really put "things" into perspective and gets you of the hamster wheel of life.
This book is for busy people if............they can stop to read it.😊

United Kingdom on Oct 20, 2023

Sally: I was reared by loving Christian parents but I was taught that I needed to be productive. I believed if I just worked hard to follow Jesus my life would be good. I’m now in my 70’s and I’ve made lots of mistakes in my efforts to be a Christian. But I’m just now coming to the realization that working hard, even for Christ, isn’t the answer.

Even at this stage in my life, I am having to learn to stop hurrying. This book was really helpful on my path of living unhurriedly with Jesus

United States on Oct 08, 2023

Linda Roney: After a lifetime of striving, I have entered the best season of my life. A season of Unbusy, Unhurry and John Mark Comer’s delightful book, has encouraged and affirmed that this is the Way. I enjoyed Comer’s conversational style and his numerous references. I’m recommending this book to anyone who will listen.

Australia on Sep 28, 2023

carrie Boden: Perfect reading

United Kingdom on Sep 22, 2023

Corinne D. Shields: I loved this book. As I am coming to the end, I am already looking forward to re-reading it. So many gems, so many nuggets of wisdom to glean. As someone who is prone to both overschedule and over busy my life, this is a book that has been on my radar for a while. It is also a book that I have resisted reading. I knew it would go against the grain of my busy, hurried life. I knew there would be much in it that would make me feel uncomfortable. But I also knew that I was not living my best life. I was constantly on the go, frequently exhausted, increasingly distracted etc etc. In the end, I did read this book. Maybe God decided it was time to slow me down for long enough to pick it up and actually read it. I strained my foot a few days ago. I was forced to not just slow down, but to lie down with my foot elevated and iced. This book has kept me company through this ‘ordeal’. In the end it was not an ‘ordeal’ at all. It has been a wonderful opportunity to read a wonderful book. Will it change my life? I hope so. I’m committed to leading my life in the ways John Mark suggests. I will need more help to change my ingrained hurry habits than a one-time reading of one book, but...

United Kingdom on Sep 05, 2023

RM: A great educational book for us who can't seem to slow down or have such a bad habit of rushing around for nothing

Australia on Aug 11, 2023

brad: Comer has a whimsical way of writing and even the typography and layout of the book - big text, lots of empty space on the pages - lends itself toward not taking him seriously. At times it would appear that HE doesn't take himself seriously either, so that's ok, but on second thought, the book itself comes from his attempt to actually take on his life with great intentionality

He starts the book with a confession of reaching a tipping point of exhaustion, being spent, worn out, on his last rope. From there, he takes the reader on a philosophical and cultural overview of "time" and "hurry," arriving at the conclusion that we Americans are obsessed with doing more and doing it all more quickly. To that he says: Time to get off the hurry train.

The last half of the book is his offering on how to do that, pointing the reader in the direction of "solitude, sabbath, simplicity and slowing." If the alliteration reminds you of many sermon strategies, well, JMC is a pastor and this should not be surprising. But this is not necessarily a sermon series turned into book form like many popular preachers do. (Maybe it was a sermon series, but didn't strike me as such). His...

United States on Jul 03, 2023

MS: I very much liked the message of this book. I didn’t like the execution of providing the message very much. There were good and bad things about both the message and execution, but good ones carried much more weight.
But, I will traditionally start from some…

CONS
1. Jokes.

That’s the minor CON. Some of them were really lame. Dry like a desert. But some of them cracked me up too. I guess, you cannot win them all, right?

But there is an underlying issue here too. Check out CON #3.

2. Overly Spiritual.
That’s nitpicking, I know. This is a book written by a pastor for Christians. It should be spiritual and it serves this crowd.

However, I hate the fact that people who need this message the most, luke-warmed Christians and secular people, will miss out on this. The ruthless elimination of hurry helps you become a better human being, not just a better Christian.

I’m a Christian, and I always try to mix both spiritual and secular tips in my texts, so the majority of the population will not be left out.

On the other hand, I guess none of this makes deep sense if there is not a loving God who knows what’s good and bad...

United States on Oct 03, 2021