Collin Scribner's Reviews > The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

All in all, Comer does a really good job diagnosing the problem with our culture - mainly, the fact that Americans are obsessed with "hurry," and it's a real problem. However, I think that this book doesn't really identify the larger problem of our world and our own hearts: the corrupting presence of sin that will remain no matter how simple or unhurried we make our life. Thus, it doesn't seem to offer the correct antidote to the larger problem and the glorious redemption that is awaiting those who live by faith in Jesus Christ. Though our cultural moment may be in need of more hurry-contrarians, our culture needs Christ all the more.

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I really do like a lot of what Comer calls people to in his book. I just think that it reads far more like a cultural polemic than a guide to Christian spirituality, which is how so many Christians view it. I appreciate that Comer ends with an invitation to take up Jesus' easy yoke. I just think that the connection of "hurry-sickness" to sinfulness is an important one to make, and I found that lacking. Nonetheless, Comer presents a number of practices that will help many Christians live counter-cultural lives which are all wise to consider.