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Joel hosted a freewheeling conversation with Chris Smith (Founding Editor of ERB), Lindsey Cornett (Managing Editor of Englewood Press) and Jen Pollock Michel (author, writer, former ERB podcast host) all about our favorite books from 2024. We discuss our personal perspectives on how to choose 'favorite' books, and we talk about a wide range of titles, including fiction, poetry and non-fiction that we read this year. There's sure to be something in here for every type of reader. Enjoy!Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) The Shape of Our Lives: A Field Guide for Congregational Formation by Phillip Kenneson, Debra Murphy, Jenny Williams, Stephen Fowl & James LewisThe Feast by Margaret KennedyHello Beautiful: A Novel by Ann NapolitanoVirgil Wander: A Novel by Leif EngerI Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerPeace Like a River by Leif EngerThe Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur by Lev GrossmanLamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus' Death by Andrew Remington RilleraCollected Poems by Jane KenyonAn Intimate Good: A Skeptical Christian Mystic in Conversation with Teresa of Avila by Laurel MatthewsonThe Interior Castle by St. Teresa of AvilaParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerThe Understory: An Invitation to Rootedness and Resilience from the Forest Floor by Lore Ferguson WilbertWalking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'EngleThe Genesis Trilogy by Madeleine L'EngleDemocracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis by James Davison HunterAll Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life by David Bentley HartThe Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings by Philip and Carol ZaleskiThe Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien by John HendrixGo and Do Likewise by John HendrixMiracle Man by John HendrixThe Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John HendrixFully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times by Elizabeth OldfieldCloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel by Anthony DoerrCircle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power and Justice in an American Church by Eliza GriswoldThe Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary SchmidtThe Book of Belonging: Bible Stories for Kind and Contemplative Kids by Mariko Clark and Rachel EleanorSlow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by Chris Smith and John PattisonEscaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis

Imagine a life where each moment is a gift, not a task to check off. Discover the freedom of time through the inspiring insights of Jen Pollock Michel as we discuss her latest book, "In Good Time: Eight Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace." If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the relentless march of time, Jen's perspective will offer you a refreshing new outlook. She challenges the conventional obsession with busyness and control, urging us to see time as a divine gift to be embraced rather than a resource to be mastered. With the pandemic backdrop, we explore how disruption can lead to profound growth and transformation.Visit Jen's website and order her book, In Good TimeVisit Jen's Substack, A Habit Called FaithLearn more about Jen's Rule of Life IntensiveSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit and subscribe to Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon Leave a review and rate the podcast: WRITE A REVIEW Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA

Jen Pollock Michel is a speaker and the author of numerous books. She is a regular contributor for Christianity Today. A wife and mother of five, Jen lives in Cincinnati where she moved to care for her mother. Jen first joined us in February of 2021. She is back with us today to talk about her new book Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World (IVP). 

"Elder Isolation" Family Life's "Inside Out" News Feature Nearly a quarter of adults 65 and older are socially isolated. In today's Inside Out podcast, author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel talks about some of the causes of elder isolation, and encourages Christians to help prevent elderly friends and loved ones from feeling alone.    Martha talks with Jen Pollock Michel about elder isolation Nearly a quarter of adults 65 and older are socially isolated, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And social isolation, studies show, increases the risk of hospitalization and a host of serious health conditions, including dementia and depression. “I think there are a lot of reasons why older people get isolated, and one thing I've really grown to appreciate is just how devastating it is,” says author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel, whose family moved to live closer to her aging mother. Michel points to a number of reasons elderly people can grow isolated. Michel's mother, for instance, became more isolated when her husband's Parkinson's Disease made it difficult for the couple to leave their apartment. Others find that the inability to drive isolates them, especially when there's no accessible public transportation to fill in the gap. People can also withdraw socially when hearing or memory loss make it hard to participate in conversation. “All of these capacities that enable us to get out of our house, or maybe invite people into our homes--when those diminish, isolation follows” Michel says. Michel offers encouragement to those who care for and regularly visit the elderly people in their lives.  “It is good work,” she says. “And I think if you know it's good, you know it's valuable, and most importantly, you know it's God-honoring, then that provides the motivation that you need to keep doing it when it's hard. And you have to lay hold of that.”  And it can be hard. So Michel suggests that caregivers ask for help. “Getting a network of support, I think, is one thing that I would say, because you can't do everything all alone,” she says. “I allow myself to just be very human in the task. Depending on God as much as I can. You know, abiding in Christ—the foundation of the Christian life.” God is the stamina giver and also the model. When we spend time with someone who has been isolated, we are imitating Jesus.  “God clothed Himself with flesh and took up the loving act of presence,” she reminds us. “That's where we discover God's heart for us and live out of His love for other people.” Learn more about Jen Pollock Michel at JenPollockMichel.com.   "Inside Out" --- and all of Family Life's podcasts and features are available --- to download, share or subscribe. Visit FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts.  You can also hear them during the Family Life Noon Report on the air and streaming online.  

Part 2 of our conversation with Jen Pollock Michel as we continue to discuss her book, In Good Time. We are all busy, and have a hard time cultivating the habits that enable both being and doing. If we can't cultivate good habits, we have a harder time fulfilling God's mission. In this episode, Travis and Jenn discuss some of the seven deadly sins, and how our contemporary online lives are often guilty of the sin of vainglory, and our constant scrolling is a form of the ancient sin of acedia. We need to address these sins and cultivate habits that enable godliness. Jen is a writer, speaker, coach, and podcast host. She is the author of five books: A Habit Called Faith, Surprised by Paradox (winner of Christianity Today's 2020 Award of Merit for Beautiful Orthodoxy), Keeping Place, and Teach Us to Want (winner of Christianity Today's 2015 Book of the Year). She holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and is working to complete an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. After eleven years of living in Toronto, Jen now lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two youngest children. You can follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram @jenpmichel, subscribe to her Monday letters at www.jenpollockmichel.com, and listen to episodes of the Englewood Review of Books podcast.Learn more about JenListen to Part 1Sign up for the Apollos Watered email.Help revitalize the church in this moment! Support the ministry of Apollos Watered and transform your world today!

Suanne and award-winning author Jen Pollock Michel explore what it looks like to have a counter-cultural perspective on time, productivity and faithfulness. Jen shares her own journey of redefining productivity as well as key insights from her book In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry and Practicing Peace. Jen discusses how implementing a Rule of Life and can help transform "time anxiety" and bring freedom as we make decisions that honor God and one another.Key TakewaysRedefine productivity as fruitfulness and focus on the long-term growth and impact.Recognize the cultural conditioning towards constant acceleration and busyness.Create a rule of life to establish intentional habits and practices that align with your values and priorities.Make space to be open and available to God and others, allowing for interruptions and reevaluating the importance of tasks.Learn more about Jen's books and her Rule of Life Intensive at www.jenpollockmichel.com and @jenpmichel

Are you tired of being tired? Tired of being stressed out? Tired of not getting stuff done? How are those New Year's resolutions coming along? We all can get frustrated and overwhelmed with all the things that need to be done. Every year there is a new guru who pops up to help us do more, but what about "be" more? How can we get done what we need to get done, but resist hurry and practice peace at the same time? Today, we welcome Jen Pollock Michel onto the show to discuss her book, In Good Time. Jen is a writer, speaker, coach, and podcast host. She is the author of five books: A Habit Called Faith, Surprised by Paradox (winner of Christianity Today's 2020 Award of Merit for Beautiful Orthodoxy), Keeping Place, and Teach Us to Want (winner of Christianity Today's 2015 Book of the Year). She holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and is working to complete an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. After eleven years of living in Toronto, Jen now lives in Cincinnati with her husband and her two youngest children. You can follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram @jenpmichel, subscribe to her Monday letters at www.jenpollockmichel.com, and listen to episodes of the Englewood Review of Books podcast.Learn more about JenSign up for the Apollos Watered email.Help revitalize the church in this moment! Support the ministry of Apollos Watered and transform your world today!

From History.com, facts you likely weren't aware of--and a reminder from Bernice King. Then: what would you do if your kid went viral on social media?, and in light of how much time we spend there--via Jen Pollock Michel, how do we stop our spinning minds? And then, Brian and Aubrey are both getting open about their morning routines, and Aubrey reveals her unexpected New Year's resolution. Follow The Common Good on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith ConradSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If we want to experience freedom from time anxiety, we have to reimagine our relationship with time itself. On Wednesday's Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, author, wife and mother, Jen Pollock Michel invites us to disentangle our priorities from our modern assumptions and instead ground them in God's time. Then she shows us how to establish 8 life-giving habits in her book, In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimaging Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace that will release us from the false religion of productivity so we can develop a grounded, healthy, life-giving relationship with the clock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're talking about A.I. pins replacing smart phones and holograms replacing pastors in churches (hard pass!). Then, via a piece from Jen Pollock Michel, Do you want to be a saint? And lastly, a ChatGPT-created game for Brian to test his knowledge of British slang. Follow The Common Good on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith ConradSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At this point, I don't think any of us are strangers to hustle culture, hurry, and the pressure to perform or be productive. In today's episode Jen Pollock Michel breaks down the concept of “time anxiety” and its impact on our lives as we explore how the constant pressure of time can shape our behavior, choices, and even our identity. To connect with Jen, head over to https://www.jenpollockmichel.com/ or @jenpmichel on Instagram! Get Jen's Book In Good Time here: https://amzn.to/3rHtqJP   Get your By Words Story candle here: https://www.juneandblume.com/shop/p/storycandle  (Use code BYWRDS10 for 10% off your June + Blume order!) Shop my favorite Bible studies + devotionals: thedailygraceco.com/HANNAHH  Get 20% off your BIOHM Health order with code HANNAH: https://www.biohmhealth.com/  Connect: www.thehannahhughes.com Instagram: @thehannahhughes @thebywordsshow Shop my Amazon faves: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thehannahhughes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bywords/support

Show Notes:   Most women struggle to know how to accurately weigh the importance of the home in our lives. In this episode, Jen Pollock Michel helps us think about home biblically. She helps us to think about our own homes, our past experiences of home, and our future eternal home as we remember God as the ultimate maker of the home.    Time Stamps:   3:00- About Jen 5:30- Jen's journey with home 7:54- The "too small story of home" 12:38- Scripture's story of home 17:35- Why it matters that women get the story of home right 24:10- How important is home? 27:54- Home and transition   The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not represent the opinions of The Daily Grace Co., and we do not necessarily endorse the resources that they recommend or mention on the show. We believe it is valuable to hear from a variety of guests, even if we do not agree in all areas. As always, the statements made by hosts and guests on the show should be tested against God's Word, the only authority on truth.   Sign up for the Daily Grace Podcast Newsletter and receive the free resource "Scripture for Every Season.”   Connect with us: Subscribe to Daily Grace: on iOS, go to our Apple podcast page and click subscribe.  On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app.  If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an Apple podcast review to help spread the word about Daily Grace!  We want to invite more women into our conversations!   Download The Daily Grace app: for iOS, click here to download.  On Android, click here to download. Visit The Daily Grace Co. for beautiful products for the whole family that will equip you on your journey to knowing and loving God more.  Subscribe to The Daily Grace Newsletter and receive free Bible study resources in your inbox.  Like The Daily Grace Co. on Facebook. Follow @dailygracepodcast on Instagram for exclusive podcast content and @thedailygraceco for all things The Daily Grace Co. Engage with our Facebook community, “The Daily Grace Co. Community”.  Read The Daily Grace blog for encouragement throughout the week that is steeped in biblical truths.

Whether we're trying to find time, save time, manage time, or make the most of our time, one word often shows up when we're talking about time: anxiety. But, if we want to experience freedom from time anxiety, we have to reimagine our relationship with time itself. Today's guest, author Jen Pollock Michel, will teach you that time is not something to manage, save, spend, or waste. She'll explain how it's possible to have a grounded, healthy relationship with the clock and help you move from the treadmill of productivity to the call of fruitfulness. It's time for you to rethink time, so let's do it! SHOW NOTES: 413Podcast.com/260

Need time management just for moms? Crystal Paine of The Time-Saving Mom explains an easy-to-implement four-step system to organize and simplify your life. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Crystal Paine at crystalpaine.com and moneysavingmom.com Also listen to other episodes with Crystal. And grab Crystal's book, The Time Saving Mom in our shop. Intrigued by today's episode? Think deeper about time management in Jen Pollock Michel's episodes with FamilyLife Today. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Too much to do, not enough time to do it? You don't just have to hustle harder. You can simplify and (yes) enjoy your life. Crystal Paine—mom of six, bestselling author of The Money-Saving Mom, and entrepreneur—delivers real-world, no-nonsense time management advice for moms from her latest book, The Time-Saving Mom. Her ideas will keep you sane and enjoying the things you love most. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Crystal Paine at crystalpaine.com and moneysavingmom.com Also listen to other episodes with Crystal. And grab Crystal's book, The Time Saving Mom in our shop. Intrigued by today's episode? Think deeper about time management in Jen Pollock Michel's episodes with FamilyLife Today. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Welcome to the first part of our series, "Relationship Killers," with today's focus being "hurry." We often overlook the frenzied pace at which we lead our lives. Living in constant haste negatively impacts not only our minds and bodies but, most notably, our relationships. One question we need to ask ourselves is: How can we establish a healthier relationship with time, the one resource we can't increase? We're privileged to have Jen Pollock Michel with us today to explore this topic further. Jen is a renowned speaker, coach, podcast host, and award-winning author of five books. Her latest work, "In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace," is particularly relevant to our discussion. Together, we'll delve into strategies for reimagining productivity, resisting the urge to rush, and instilling peace in our daily lives. Tune in as we unpack how to foster a healthier relationship with time, to enhance not just our personal well-being but also our interpersonal relationships. This is a conversation you won't want to miss. For all the detailed show notes, tips and links visit soloparent.org/show-notes-blog More on Jen - jenpollockmichel.com —> ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to SoloParent.org/TalkToUs and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing, or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! Receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info, and a free book. Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE | ANDROID

Welcome to the first part of our series, "Relationship Killers," with today's focus being "hurry." We often overlook the frenzied pace at which we lead our lives. Living in constant haste negatively impacts not only our minds and bodies but, most notably, our relationships. One question we need to ask ourselves is: How can we establish a healthier relationship with time, the one resource we can't increase? We're privileged to have Jen Pollock Michel with us today to explore this topic further. Jen is a renowned speaker, coach, podcast host, and award-winning author of five books. Her latest work, "In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace," is particularly relevant to our discussion. Together, we'll delve into strategies for reimagining productivity, resisting the urge to rush, and instilling peace in our daily lives. Tune in as we unpack how to foster a healthier relationship with time, to enhance not just our personal well-being but also our interpersonal relationships. This is a conversation you won't want to miss. For all the detailed show notes, tips and links visit soloparent.org/show-notes-blog More on Jen - jenpollockmichel.com —> ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to SoloParent.org/TalkToUs and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing, or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! Receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info, and a free book. Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE | ANDROID

Jen takes a shift in a "panelist" seat for this episode, as Chris hosts a conversation between her and two other writers, Marilyn McEntyre and Ragan Sutterfield, as they reflect on the recent book on time and mortality by Oliver Burkeman. They discuss the impact of the book on their own ideas, as well as how it intersects with broader Christian thought.Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanIn Good Time by Jen Pollock MichelCaring For Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd edition by Marilyn McEntyreWendell Berry and the Given Life by Ragan SutterfieldOn Humus and Humility (forthcoming) by Ragan SutterfieldMake a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts by Marilyn McEntyreJayber Crow: A Novel by Wendell BerryRemembering: A Novel by Wendell BerryCounterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Melissa GreggFour Quartets: A Poem by T.S. EliotThe Fullness of Time: Jesus Christ, Science and Modernity by Kara SladeA Secular Age by Charles Taylor

Manifesting is becoming a more and more popular spiritual practice that many people are dabbling with these days. The reality is, it's unbiblical. We can't manifest our lives. What is manifesting? How is it infiltrating the church? Are there similarities between manifesting and the name it and claim it theology that we find in the prosperity movement? Join host Andrew Marcus as he continues our series on SPIRITUAL THINGS with special guest Jen Pollock Michel as they unpack manifesting and why it is dangerous to engage with its practices.

Author Jen Pollock Michel has found that one of the keys to being a good writer is just paying attention and being curious about the world and your own questions. Many of her books are a reflection of her own human experience of faith and her journey to find purpose and where to lean among all the everyday challenges that we all face from our bills, loss we encounter, health obstacles and relationships. In her work as a talented writer, speaker, coach, and podcast host, she talks about relying on a creator and the guide the bible can be in navigating our challenges. She has now authored five books, including: A Habit Called Faith, Surprised by Paradox (winner of Christianity Today's 2020 Award of Merit for Beautiful Orthodoxy), Keeping Place, and Teach Us to Want (winner of Christianity Today's 2015 Book of the Year) and her latest book released in 2022, In Good Time, about developing a more grounded, healthy life giving relationship with the clock. Jen holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and is working to complete an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. After eleven years of living in Toronto, Jen now lives in Cincinnati with her husband and her two youngest children. You can follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram @jenpmichel, subscribe to her Monday letters at www.jenpollockmichel.com, and listen to episodes of the Englewood Review of Books podcast hosted by Jen. Grab a pen and paper, as this conversation with Matt is full of many insights you will want to jot down. You can listen the podcast here or you can view on YouTube.

Ever imagined a life without hurry, relentless work, multitasking, or scarcity? Jen Pollock Michel, author of In Good Time, believes we can live lives characterized instead by presence, attention, rest, rootedness, fruitfulness, and generosity. Show Notes and Resources Visit Jen's website at jenpollockmichel.com Follow Jen on instagram @jenpmichel You can purchase Jen's book,In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Author Jen Pollock Michel shows how to establish life-giving time-management habits and develop a grounded, healthy, life-giving relationship with the clock. Show Notes and Resources Visit Jen's website at jenpollockmichel.com Follow Jen on instagram @jenpmichel You can purchase Jen's book,In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Does it feel like the clock is running you? Same! But we've got some help! Jen Pollock Michel joins The AllMomDoes Podcast host Julie Lyles Carr to explain how to resist a 'time anxiety culture' while experiencing 'time-counterformation'. Sound intriguing? It is! And it's just what you need to be the boss of the clock, instead of it driving you.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/44k5jQe

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What if time doesn't belong to us -- but to God? Is productivity really what makes a great life? Whether you're trying to find time, save it, manage it, or make the most of it, author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel's got ideas to detangle your priorities. Show Notes You can find us  here on our social channels.

Today we are going to be talking about “Productivity in the Perspective of God's Timing.” Time management today is a hot topic. We are all so busy trying to fit everything we can into our day, that time management has actually become a big industry. There are countless books, podcasts, and other resources that tell us how to get more done in less time which can sometimes cause us even more anxiety. But what if we view the idea of efficiency through God's perspective? Would we get the same answers to the dilemma of managing a fast-paced life with a mile-long to-do list? Our guest today, Jen Pollock Michel, author of the book, In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace, is here today to talk about how our primary call as Christians is not to practice habits of productivity but to practice habits of fruitfulness that lead us into faithfulness to God and others. Book: In Good TimeBible Version: NLT TranslationSupplies: 3 Ring BinderFavorite App: Blue Letter Bible The Blind ExorcistI'm a blind certified exorcist and I interview people who have been through an exorcism...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyAlabaster Beautiful individual Books of the BibleDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showCheck out our website for more ways to fully connect to God's Word. There you'll find: Coffee and Bible Time Prayer Journals Coffee and Bible Time Courses Coffee and Bible Time Membership (weekly devotionals sent right to your inbox!) Find more great content on our YouTube channel: Coffee and Bible Time Our most popular video is “How I Study My Bible + In-Depth Bible Study!” with over 2M views! Follow us on InstagramVisit our Amazon ShopLearn more about the host Mentor MamaEmail us at podcast@coffeeandbibletime.comThanks for listening to Coffee and Bible Time, where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word!

Do you derive your value and identity from productivity? Do you try to live beyond your limits? Do you try to live a super-human life rather than a human life that is Spirit-filled?Most of us are constantly asking how we can get more done in the 24 hours a day we each have. We read books, go to workshops, and download apps to help us manage our to-do lists and be as productive as possible. But if we're honest, I think we also suspect we're missing the point. Something is off. We work hard and run fast through our day, but we're usually exhausted and unsatisfied when we come to the end of it. This conversation with Jen Pollock Michel is so helpful in trying to understand work, productivity, and our limitations as humans. Jen Pollock Michel and I talk about: * How time management originated in factories with stop watches and how keeping time mechanically is altogether inhuman.* Whether or not productivity and time management are even for our good.* How women are often required to manage both shifts—the one at work and the one at home.* What God's time is like—he is from everlasting to everlasting, so how does he measure productivity?* How the posture of time management is really just about control.* How God is the maker and giver of time. As humans we must receive time in whatever ways God deems is for our good.* How to confront our own frenetic energy and our idolatrous urgency to produce.* Considering a practice of gratitude and receiving the limitations in our lives.* The idea of a Rule of Life—developing routines and habits and practices that will help us to love God and neighbor.Jen Pollock Michel: https://www.jenpollockmichel.com/In Good Time, by Jen Pollock Michell: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9781540900548/in-good-time-paperbackA Habit called Faith by Jen Pollock Michel: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9781540900531/a-habit-called-faith-paperback/?affiliate=jenoshmanThe Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction by Justin Whitmel Earley: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9780830845606/the-common-rule-paperback?affiliate=jenoshman

Jen Pollock Michel joins Shelby to chat about her new book In Good Time and why a lot of the productivity advice floating around isn't necessarily the best advice to take. Jen's encouragement to resist hurry for the glory of God may be just what you need today. She's also asking and answering some important questions about the way we manage our schedules. Should our goal be to get the most done? Or should it be to do the right thing in the right way at the right time? Jen tells stories from her own life and exhorts us all to take a step back, take a look at our schedules, and make adjustments so that we can experience an unhurried and peaceful life Sign up for the Daily Grace Podcast Newsletter and receive the free resource "Scripture for Every Season.”   Time Stamps: 2:05 - About Jen 4:59 - What time anxiety is and how we experience it in our lives 9:10 - Hope for time anxiety 12:54 - The limitations of productivity 16:23 - Jen's tips for resisting hurry 24:40 - What do to when you feel like you don't enough time 29:02 - How to find peace in the midst of a busy schedule 30:22 - What the gospel has changed for Jen   Resources mentioned in this episode:  In Good Time Book   Connect with Jen: WebsiteIn Good Time Book InstagramPodcast   Connect with us: Subscribe to Daily Grace: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and click subscribe.  On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app.  If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify! We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review to help spread the word about Daily Grace!  We want to invite more women into our conversations! Download The Daily Grace app: for iOS, click here to download.  On Android, click here to download. Visit The Daily Grace Co. for beautiful products for the whole family that will equip you on your journey to knowing and loving God more.  Subscribe to The Daily Grace Newsletter and receive free Bible study resources in your inbox.  Like The Daily Grace Co. on Facebook. Follow @dailygracepodcast on Instagram for exclusive podcast content and @thedailygraceco for all things The Daily Grace Co. Engage with our Facebook community, “The Daily Grace Co. Community”.  Read The Daily Grace blog for encouragement throughout the week that is steeped in biblical truths.   * Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support the production of this podcast! *    The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not represent the opinions of The Daily Grace Co., and we do not necessarily endorse the resources that they recommend or mention on the show. We believe it is valuable to hear from a variety of guests, even if we do not agree in all areas. As always, the statements made by hosts and guests on the show should be tested against God's Word, the only authority on truth.  

Listen along as Anthony teaches on the church of Philadelphia. Notes//Quotes: Revelation 3:7-13 - Kim J. Reading "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."  - Matthew 5:8 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9 “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” - Romans 8:13  “32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.” - Hebrews 11:32-34 “At 4:1 the ‘open door' will provide John with privileged access to the heavenly throne-room, and with it to heavenly mysteries otherwise hidden from him. The same privileged access is offered to the faithful Philadelphians, and indeed all who heed the words of this message, enabling them to see their own difficult situation from God's perspective, and thus make sense of it. When one is privileged to glimpse through the opened door, what originally appeared to be a defeat is transformed into a glorious vision of victory.” - Ian Boxall “Will play the role of the heathen and acknowledge that the church is the Israel of God.”  - William Mounce “Some commentator have affirmed that the way in which Christ will protect believers from the coming tribulation of 3:10 is by physically “rapturing” then from earth into heaven. This is primarily argued on the basis that this best accords with the most logical and literal force of (“keep from”). However, Gundry has shown the improbability of this understanding by demonstrating parallels between Rev. 3:10 and John 17:15, which is the only other NT occurrence of (“keep” with “from”: there Christ prays, “I ask not that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.” Thus Jesus denies a physical removal from tribulation and affirms a spiritual protection from the devil. In Prov. 7:5 and Jas 1:27 has the same idea of protection from evil for those living in the midst of evil.” - G.K. Beale “...Small, mostly overlooked things, over a long  period of time with Jesus."  - Zach Eswine Question: Where are we truly drawing our strength from? “What blazes up on Golgotha is God's embrace of contradiction: weakness as power, foolishness as wisdom.” - Jen Pollock Michel

Today we talk with Jen Pollock Michel about our experience of time: the anxieties, the passing of it, the keeping of it, and so much more. In a world and a life where time feels like a scarce resource, how can we find peace in the time we're given? Is productivity really the only grid for the good life? Find out more about Jen Pollock Michel and her new book, In Good Time, over at her website. 

As the 2023 Unhurried Living Podcast season begins, I'm pleased to be talking with Jen Pollock Michel about her latest book, In Good Time. As I read it in preparation for today's conversation, I had so many “Amen” moments. I'm grateful for Jen's deep-rooted and wise message about unhurried time. Jen Pollock Michel is a writer, speaker, coach, and podcast host. She is the author of five books: A Habit Called Faith, Surprised by Paradox (winner of Christianity Today's 2020 Award of Merit for Beautiful Orthodoxy), Keeping Place, and Teach Us to Want (winner of Christianity Today's 2015 Book of the Year). 

A lot of us are on a quest to fit everything we need to get done into our schedules. But few, if any of us, are ever actually able to fit it all in. Oftentimes, when we can't fit it all in, we feel guilty. But we're all human and can only fit in what we fit in.Today, Jen Pollock Michel joins host Jon Eckert to discuss her new book In Good Time and the lessons she's learned managing her time over the years. She also discusses how her time management missteps have helped her gain wisdom and understand she's human and instead of feeling guilty she needed to reimagine what productivity meant to her.To learn more, pre-order Jon's book, Just teaching: Feedback, engagement, and well-being for each student.The Just Schools Podcast is brought to you by the Baylor Center for School Leadership. Each week, we'll talk to catalytic educators who are doing amazing work.Be encouraged.Timestamps:[3:20] - The pandemic inspired Jen to write her newest book, In Good Time.[6:50] - It's important to understand that you can't fit everything in. [8:00] - Time management is a personal and individual concept. [10:15] - Not being able to fit more and more things into our schedules doesn't make us bad people.[11:55] - Wisdom, by definition, is communal.[15:20] - Gaining wisdom takes time, patience, and making mistakes.[20:00] - There are a lot of wisdom traditions that share the same principles.[23:25] - Jen discusses the eight habits for reimagining productivity.[25:05] - Enjoyment requires you to encounter the world.[29:45] - There are some things that can't be put off. Links:Website: Jen Pollock MichelPodcast: People I (Mostly) Admire with Steven LevittBooks:Just teaching: Feedback, engagement, and well-being for each student by Jon EckertIn Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry and Practicing PeaceGlittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoungEssentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeownFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanConnect on Social Media:Baylor MA in School LeadershipBaylor Doctorate in EducationJon Eckert: @eckertjonCenter for School Leadership at Baylor University: @baylorcsl

If we want to experience freedom from time anxiety, we have to reimagine our relationship with time itself. On Monday's Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, author, wife and mother, Jen Pollock Michel invites us to disentangle our priorities from our modern assumptions and instead ground them in God's time. Then she shows us how to establish 8 life-giving habits in her book, In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimaging Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace that will release us from the false religion of productivity so we can develop a grounded, healthy, life-giving relationship with the clock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Jen Pollock Michel shares about time anxiety, productivity, waiting actively, rest, a rule of life, and receiving the good gifts that God has given us.Jen Pollock Michel is an award-winning author and speaker. Her fifth book, In Good Time: Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace, releases in December 2022. She holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and is working to complete an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. You can follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram @jenpmichel and subscribe to her Monday letters at jenpollockmichel.com. Jen lives in Cincinnati with her family.Jen's Book:In Good TimeJen's Recommendation:The BearConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook or Instagram at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/shiftingculturepodcast/Consider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below.Support the show

Episode Summary: Have you ever imagined a life without hurry, relentless work, multitasking, or scarcity? In a world that tells us to do more, accomplish more, and be more, what is that doing to us and is that consistent with what God says?  Time management is an industry that capitalizes on time anxiety. We are told that we must be more productive, and we buy countless books and listen to innumerable podcasts—all telling us how to do just that. But time anxiety is not solved by doing more and doing it faster. We must recover a Christian vision of time and take up habits that allow us to inhabit the time God has given us. Join me with Jen Pollock Michel as we talk about Time Anxiety: How you can overcome it to reimagine productivity.   Quotables from the episode: I tried to “crack” the code of pandemic time anxiety. That's when I realized I had much more to learn about time-faith. Time anxiety is related to time scarcity, death, and mortality. But the time we have is never long enough. Productivity tells us how fast we get things done but not why we do things for. Peace comes when we are rightly oriented to God. God has enough time! Time pressure is usually self-imposed. Time management focuses on the self but often ignores our community or God. Living life well is a slow and steady process. The ideal isn't productivity but fruitfulness in the character of God. We can gain “more time” by reducing and eliminating distraction. You cannot manage your time but you can manage your attention. Remove the word “productive” from your self-assessment! Time is never a constraint for God. Scripture References: Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” James 4:13-15 “Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.' Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.'”   Recommended Resources: New Year Online Hope Prevails Bible Study In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace by Jen Pollock Michel  Trusting God Through Cancer 1 Trusting God Through Cancer 2 Revive & Thrive Women's Conference Subdue Stress and Anxiety: Fifteen Experts Offer Comprehensive Tools in Ten Minutes a Day. Use my link plus discount code BENG99 to save $90 on course (course will be $99.) Free Download: How To Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win Today is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises to Start Your Day Off Right by Dr. Michelle Bengtson YouVersion 7-Day Devotional, Today is Going to be a Good Day YouVersion 7-Day Devotional, Today is Going to be Another Good Day Breaking Anxiety's Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety's Grip Free Study Guide Free 7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety's Grip Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor's Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader's Choice Award Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader's Choice Award   Social Media Links for Host and Guest: Connect with Jen Pollock Michel: Website / Instagram / Facebook / Twitter For more hope, stay connected with Dr. Bengtson at: Order Book Breaking Anxiety's Grip / Order Book Hope Prevails  /  Website  /  Blog  /  Facebook / Twitter (@DrMBengtson)  /  LinkedIn  /  Instagram / Pinterest / YouTube Guest: Jen Pollock Michel is an award-winning author and speaker. Her fifth book, In Good Time: Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace, releases in December 2022. You can follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram @jenpmichel and subscribe to her Monday letters at jenpollockmichel.com.  Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson Audio Technical Support: Bryce Bengtson

Does anxiety characterize your relationship with time? Author Jen Pollock Michel talks with Amy Julia Becker about our posture toward time and her new book In Good Time.  She offers gentle reflections on learning new habits of being and of receiving the lives we have been given.__Guest Bio:“Jen Pollock Michel is a writer, speaker, coach, and podcast host. She is the author of five books. Her fifth book, In Good Time, released December 13, 2022. She holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and is working to complete an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. After eleven years of living in Toronto, Jen now lives in Cincinnati with her husband and her two youngest children. You can follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram @jenpmichel, subscribe to her Monday letters at www.jenpollockmichel.com, and listen to episodes of the Englewood Review of Books podcast.”__On the Podcast:New book: In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing PeaceS6 E9 | Spiritual Timekeeping in a New Year with James K. A. SmithThe Divine Hours by Phyllis TickleBecoming Friends of Time by John SwintonThree Mile an Hour God by Kosuke KoyamaWe Crashed seriesLuke 10:38-42WorkshopPsalm 90For show notes, transcript, and more, go to: amyjuliabecker.com/jen-pollock-michel/__Season 6 of the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast connects to themes in my latest book, To Be Made Well, which you can order here! Learn more about my writing and speaking at amyjuliabecker.com.*A transcript of this episode will be available within one business day on my website, and a video with closed captions will be available on my YouTube Channel.Connect with me: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website Thanks for listening!

Hey, hey, everyone! Today I welcome show writer, speaker, coach, and podcast host, Jen Pollock Michel for a very insightful (and much-needed) conversation about our love-hate relationship with our clocks and the anxiety it often brings to our lives. Be sure to listen to how Jen discusses a couple of truths she has landed on, including-  “Time belongs not to us but to God.”  “There is always enough time to do what God has planned.” Whew. So good but often so hard to live, am I right, friends?!  She reminds us of the importance of living not in our timing or the timing of others but in having the courage to live in God's timing for our lives.  So much wisdom is found in what Jen discovered while writing her most recent book titled, In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace…. I promise you don't want to miss out on this eye-opening conversation! Jen Pollock Michel holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and is working on completing an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. After eleven years of living in Toronto, Jen now lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two youngest children. Listen in to learn more about: What time anxiety is and how it plays out in our lives, whether we're trying to find time, save it, manage it, or make the most of it. Some of the assumptions we often have concerning time management and how we can ground our lives in God's timing. The eight practical habits for reimagining productivity and how embracing those will help us develop a healthier relationship with the clock. Favorite quotes: “A faithful life is a courageous life. Tuning our ears to God's voice takes a lot of courage.”  “A practical place to start is to think about habits and practices of everyday life.”   “There is not a right way. It is actually living every day in faithful response to God's voice. ”  Coaching this episode:  The Secret to Habits Without the Hassle  (27:00) Links to great things we discussed:  Jen Pollock Michel - Website  In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace By Jen Pollock Michel Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy By Melissa Gregg Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies By Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung The Bear  Madmen  L'Occitane Pure Shea Butter Atomic Habits By James Clear Avatar: The Way of Water I Thank God - Maverick City Music Join the Confident Motherhood Community here. Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli 

Jen Pollock Michel's latest book is In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace. As we look ahead to a new year, with all its goals and resolutions, Jen's thoughts on productivity, fruitfulness, and time are especially helpful.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Resources mentioned in this episode:Spiritual Life"A Model of Christian Maturity" by D.A. Carson (https://amazon.com/dp/0801093953)"Keeping Place" by Jen Pollock Michel (https://amazon.com/dp/B0722P5FR9)Biography and History"Dominion" by Tom Holland (https://amazon.com/dp/B07NCY9RG9)"Out of our Past" by Carl N. Degler (https://amazon.com/dp/0061319856)"Martin Luther, Vol 2" by Martin Brecht (https://amazon.com/dp/0800628144)"Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings" by William. R. Russell (https://amazon.com/dp/0800698835)"River of the Gods" by Candice Millard (https://amazon.com/dp/B09BTJNJCX)Theology and Bible"The Desire of the Nations" by Oliver O'Donovan (https://amazon.com/dp/0521665167)"Christian Mission in the Modern World" by John Stott (https://amazon.com/dp/0830844392)""Fundamentalism" and the Word of God" by J.I. Packer (https://amazon.com/dp/0802811477)General Interest"A Time to Build" by Yuval Levin (https://amazon.com/dp/1541699270)"Art of the Commonplace" by Wendell Berry (https://amazon.com/dp/1593760078)"Surrender" by Bono (https://amazon.com/dp/B09ZHK2N71)Fiction and Literature "The Legend of the Poinsettia" by Tomie dePaola (https://amazon.com/dp/0698115678)"The Ambassadors" by Henry James (https://amazon.com/dpB00JDN27Q0)"Everything Sad is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri (https://amazon.com/dp/B08BR2HFWJ)"The Prisoner" by Marcel Proust (https://amazon.com/dp/0143133594)"The Fugitive" by Marcel Proust (https://amazon.com/dp/0143133705)

In this third conversation with Jen Pollock Michel, we talk about how a rule of life helps lower our time-anxiety. This is a practical tool to cooperation with the work of God and of grace in our lives. We talk about the power of attention, the way of wisdom, and practical ways to move through December and January. LINKS Jen's new book, In Good Time Pre-order Bonus: Jen's free 4 week course on a rule of life this January Win 1 of 5 copies of In Good Time! Just rate and review the Finding Holy Podcast! When you do just send me a quick note to findingholypodcast@gmail.com and you'll be entered to win a copy! Ashley's most recent book, A Spacious Life is in paperback, ebook and audio. You can find out more about her work and speaking at aahales.com and signup for her substack. The Finding Holy Podcast will be looking a bit different and a lot the same in the new year as we place the podcast under the direction of Willowbrae Institute. Be sure to leave a rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen Pollock Michel offers eight habits for reimagining productivity, resisting hurry, and practicing peace in her latest book, In Good Time. She invites us to seek wisdom that is more concerned with ethical practice than Type-A respectability. She helps us recognize that we detest waiting because we have to believe that God is acting when we are not.On this 100th episode of the Gospelbound podcast, Collin Hansen and Jen Pollock Michel discuss why we should redefine busyness and how to say yes to the right things.

In this second conversation this Advent season, Jen Pollock Michel and I talk about how to keep time (not save it or spend it). How do we approach the time that we have? We talk what a rule of life is. This is a timely conversation now, but is great for end-of-year and beginning-of-the-year thoughts, planning and goals! Here's how not to get overwhelmed. Listen in to this thoughtful, fun, and practical episode. LINKS Jen's book, In Good Time Pre-order Bonus: Jen's free 4 week course on a rule of life Win 1 of 5 copies of In Good Time! Just rate and review the Finding Holy Podcast! When you do just send me a quick note to findingholypodcast@gmail.com and you'll be entered to win a copy! Ashley's most recent book, A Spacious Life is in paperback, ebook and audio. You can find out more about her work and speaking at aahales.com and signup for her substack. Be sure to leave a rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In light of disturbing news about a Christian school headmaster who kept a racist online pseudonym, Aubrey and Brian agree: who we are in the dark is really who we are. Jen Pollock Michel recently wrote, “there is no such thing as a safe space for Christians.” What does that mean? Consumption, appropriation and adoption of certain beliefs–like antisemitism–are rightfully condemned by culture. But is it right to punish consumers far away from the content, while leaving the content and creator intact? Brian and Aubrey talk about it in relation to a recent incident involving a Florida student. Lastly, Belong, Believe, Behave. In what order does God work in our hearts? Aubrey questions whether he's even constrained by an order. RESOURCES. Follow The Common Good on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith ConradSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you feel rushed or overwhelmed this time of year? During Advent, Ashley speaks with Jen Pollock Michel about how we might better think about living in the time that is given to us. In this episode we talk about the time anxiety that attends us during the holiday rush and some practical steps forward. We're also giving away 5 copies of In Good Time! To enter, rate and review the podcast and let me know you've done it by sending an email to findingholypodcast@gmail.com. LINKS Jen's book, In Good Time Pre-order Bonus: 4 week course on a rule of life Win 1 of 5 copies of In Good Time! Just rate and review the Finding Holy Podcast! When you do just send me a quick note to findingholypodcast@gmail.com and you'll be entered to win a copy! Ashley's most recent book, A Spacious Life is in paperback, ebook and audio. You can find out more about her work and speaking at aahales.com and signup for her substack. Be sure to leave a rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author Jen Pollock Michel shares from her book, "In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace." She turns the time management conversation on it's head by emphasizing God's invitation to us to be fruitful versus productive. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: click here

In a world filled with paradoxes, two knowable truths that seem to be in contradiction to one another, how can Christians reconcile those places of tension? We are joined by author Jen Pollock Michael to talk about her book Surprised by Paradox and how wrestling with life's paradoxes can enable us to love others better as well as increase our trust and dependence on God.   Buy the book.   Read more about Jen and subscribe to her newsletter.     — Become a Patron: https://patron.podbean.com/culturematters   Follow us on social: instagram.com/culture_matters_pod twitter.com/culturemattersp culturematterspodcast.podbean.com

Chris sits in the host seat to welcome a brand-new guest, James K. A. Smith, alongside a very familiar panelist to those who follow ERB, Jen Pollock Michel, for a discussion on the subject of "living faithfully in time." Enjoy!Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace by Jen Pollock MichelHow to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now by James K. A. SmithThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanA Month of Sundays by John Updike (In the Library of America Collection John Updike: Novels 1968-1975)The Divine Hours (3-book series) by Phyllis TickleCultural Liturgies (3-book series) by James K. A. SmithYou Are What You Love by James K. A. SmithTeach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith by Jen Pollock MichelEmbrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays by Barry LopezArctic Dreams by Barry LopezFaith, Hope and Carnage by Nick CaveGlittering Vices: A New Look at the 7 Deadly Sins and Their Remedies by Rebecca DeYoungHell of a Book: A Novel by Jason MottA Hermeneutic of Wisdom: Recovering the Formative Agency of Scripture by J. de Waal Dryden

Jen Pollock Michele's legacy is about faith and the object of her faith; to stay close enough to Jesus— connected as a matter of habit—so that she knows His voice and obeys what she hears. Michele writes on faith in all her books and articles and the one we talk about today, A Habit of Faith--40 Days in the Bible to Find and Follow Jesus—is written for skeptics, seekers as well as old-timers like myself. She's offering a copy as a giveaway all week-long, so be sure to leave a comment to be entered by Sunday night. It's a Bible-reading experience for the convinced and the curious, in other words, everybody will benefit. I LOVED THIS BOOK! And, see where you can begin this habit journey on her website: A 5-Day Jumpstart to Your Habit Called Faith. About Jen in her own words: I've loved stories since childhood: the intrigue of my dad's boyhood adventures with his dog, Chief; the friendship of books when I was—yet again—the new kid in town. I followed stories into university, then graduate school where I studied literature. After I became a mom, I passed years with my children, crowded around picture books and reading good stories. As a Christian, it's always been the stories of Scripture that have interested me most. In the Bible, we come to discover that the events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection are the climax of God's story. Though many turn to the Bible exclusively for instructions about what to believe and how to behave, I've come to think that it offers us something even more expansive and beautiful and imaginative. Jen the author of four books: A Habit Called Faith, Surprised by Paradox (winner of Christianity Today's 2020 Award of Merit for Beautiful Orthodoxy), Keeping Place, and Teach Us to Want (winner of Christianity Today's 2015 Book of the Year). She's currently living in Ohio with her husband and their five children. Some gems to contemplate while you figure out if today you'll begin your 40 days of reading, listening, talking to the God who is in pursuit of you: If sin has to do with habits of autonomy, faith has to do with habits of dependence. When meeting with God, have a plan so you don't need to "start again" each time you meet. At God's initiative, he has made his home in us, and invites us to make our home in and with him.  Jen's new book releases Decemeber in time for Christmas! But you can pre-order now: In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace Whether we're trying to find time, save it, manage it, or make the most of it, one word defines our relationship with the clock: anxiety. Yet is productivity really the only grid for the good life? Have you ever imagined a life without hurry, relentless work, multitasking, or scarcity? A life that is characterized instead by presence, attention, rest, rootedness, fruitfulness, and generosity? This is the kind of life we are meant for, says Jen Pollock Michel. But if we want to experience freedom from time anxiety, we have to reimagine our relationship with time itself. In the pages of In Good Time, she invites you to disentangle your priorities from our modern assumptions and instead ground them in God's time. Then she shows you how to establish 8 life-giving habits that will release you from the false religion of productivity so you can develop a grounded, healthy, life-giving relationship with the clock.     _____   When asked, "What's the greatest commandment?" Jesus replied simply: "Love God, love your neighbor." I imagine He was thinking,"It's not rocket science" or "What's not to like?" or  "It's not complicated." He was right, it's not complicated. I make it complicated. I need to pray daily to uncomplicate what He says is best for me and best for others. So I wrote 31 Days of Uncomplicated Prayers, and once I pray them through, I start over again.  You can too. Sign up HERE to receive 31 Days of Uncomplicated Prayers to take the "complicated" out of the simple commands of Jesus. Love God. Love your neighbor. It's not complicated.  

Usually, faith doesn't feel like fireworks or a mountaintop moment. Most of the time, faith is—as our guest, writer Jen Pollock Michel says—as ordinary as lacing up your running shoes. Jen shares why thinking of your spiritual walk as a daily habit instead of a to-do list removes so much pressure, and why cultivating relationships brings more reward than a checkmark ever could.   Quotes “Faith is as ordinary as just lacing up your shoes. And there can be years that you lace up your shoes and you're not even sure what race you're running. But some days you do put your feet down and you're like, ‘Nope, I know what this is all about.'” —Jen Pollock Michel  “I think it's encouraging for the believer to think about faith as a habit.”  —Jen Pollock Michel  “It's so often confused that faith is always a mountaintop experience, that somehow you must be doing it wrong if you don't feel it. Faith itself is a habit. It has to be nurtured by regular, consistent, daily efforts and practices. And it's okay if you don't always feel like doing it. It's okay if you don't always see its immediate benefit or reward.” —Jen Pollock Michel  “God asks us to be faithful to our work, and work means deadlines and responsibilities. But I think we can do those in a spirit of trust, not a spirit of hurry, and certainly not a spirit of worry.” —Jen Pollock Michel   Jen Pollock Michel's LinksJen Pollock Michel's website Jen Pollock Michel's Facebook Jen Pollock Michel's Twitter Jen Pollock Michel's Instagram   Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeIn Good Time by Jen Pollock Michel   Connect with Sally Lloyd-JonesJesus Storybook Bible Facebook Jesus Storybook Bible Instagram  Sally's website Sally's Facebook Sally's Instagram   *Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*

Jen Pollock Michel, writer and Mere Fidelity listener, sent in an important and challenging question by email: There are several passages in the Bible that deal with scenarios of sexual violence. What is the best way to preach these texts, without traumatizing or triggering the congregation? We decided to not only address this question on the show but bring her directly on as a guest to talk about it. Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com.