An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest

Alan Fadling
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  • ISBN: 0830846727, 9780830846726
  • Page count: 208
  • Published: 2020
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Publisher: InterVarsity Press

The 2014 Christianity Today Book Award of Merit Winner (Spirituality)

"I am a recovering speed addict." Beginning with this confession, pastor and spiritual director Alan Fadling describes his journey out of the fast lane and into the rhythms of Jesus. Following the framework of Jesus' earthly life, Fadling shows how the work of "unhurrying" ourselves is central to our spiritual development in pivotal areas such as resisting temptation, caring for others, praying, and making disciples. We are all called to do work, Fadling affirms, and productivity is not a sin—it is the attitudes behind our work that can be our undoing. So how do we find balance between our sense of calling and the call to rest? An Unhurried Life offers a way. This revised edition, now in hardcover, includes a new five-session group guide and appendix with suggestions for five-minute retreats.

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About the Author

Alan Fadling

Alan Fadling (MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary) is president and founder of Unhurried Living Inc. in Mission Viejo, California, inspiring people to rest deeper, live fuller, and lead better. He speaks and consults internationally with organizations such as Saddleback Church, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Cru, Halftime Institute, Apprentice Institute, and Open Doors International. He is the award-winning author of An Unhurried Leader, coauthor (with Gem Fadling) of What Does Your Soul Love?, and a contributing author to Eternal Living: Reflections on Dallas Willard's Teaching on Faith and Formation. Fadling is a trained spiritual director and lives in Mission Viejo with his wife, Gem, and their three sons.