The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

By: John Mark Comer, John Ortberg - foreword

Narrated by: John Mark Comer, Kris Koscheski

Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

ECPA best seller • A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life

"As someone all too familiar with ‘hurry sickness,’ I desperately needed this book." (Scott Harrison, New York Times best-selling author of Thirst)

"Who am I becoming?"

That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren’t pretty. So, he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:

"Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life."

It wasn’t the response he expected, but it was - and continues to be - the answer he needs. Too often, we treat the symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at hurry, or busyness, as a root of much evil.

Within this audiobook, you’ll find a fascinating road map to staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world.

©2019 John Mark Comer (P)2019 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“As someone all too familiar with ‘hurry sickness’, I desperately needed this book.” (Scott Harrison, New York Times best-selling author of Thirst)

“Necessary. Freeing.” (Annie F. Downs, best-selling author of 100 Days to Brave and Remember God)

“There are those rare books that every single waking person needs to immediately go read. This is that book. We’ve found no better conversation or a more much-needed antidote to our culture’s problem of busyness and hurry than John Mark’s words in this book. Beyond helpful and encouraging and insightful to us!” (Alyssa and Jefferson Bethke, New York Times best-selling authors of Jesus > Religion and Love That Lasts)

What a resource for my heart!

John Mark Comer shares profound wisdom for our hearts to discern why we’re always in a hurry, why we want it, and why and how we can escape it. I have been so blessed by his knowledge and testimony. I encourage everyone to read this book!

Wow. Awesome author and book.

This book is great. I chose this book by random and I glad I did. I will actually be buying the hard copy. I want to apply this to my life. I will that we are all in a RUSH with everything in life and this book gives us some insight to teach us to stop and breathe. Me. Comer had me laughing and feeling other emotions throughout the whole book. I highly recommend this book.

An Honest Look at Hurry and Living at Jesus Speed

I want to start this off with something completely honest. I felt guilty listening to a book about eliminating hurry at 1.75x speed. As this is my normal listening speed, I didn't change it because listening at slower speeds really seems like a crawl for me.
Having said that, this book really has been life-changing for me. There are so many points in the book where I stopped, thought about where I am in my life, and prayed how I could eliminate the hurry I feel in that part of my life. I've pared down my closet to 7 sets of clothes (I need to go ahead and pack the rest.) I've learned to spend more time with my family in a calm, slow, manner away from the television (we're still working on phones.) I appreciate John Mark Comer's honesty in the struggles he has faced in becoming a less hurry-oriented person and the great examples he gives from his mentors and Biblical examples. The importance of being with people in the moment is one of the greatest takeaways I have from this reading.
I think my greatest lesson from this book is how important rest is to God for us. Jesus tells the Pharisees that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. The Pharisees needed to hear the second part. We, in our 75 mph in a 65 mph zone, looking for every shortcut available, travel ball every weekend, lifehack mentality really need to remember that the Sabbath was made for our sake. This is a book I will listen to several times to see where my walk with the Lord measures up and to make sure I am not hurrying ahead of where he wants to walk with me.
I recommend this to every Christian, but especially those of us who are part of the hurry-up society. Take your time. Slow down. Maybe even set the book speed to 1.5x instead of 1.75x.

Worth reading or listening to again and again

Awesome book. He's so real with everything. Doesn't sugarcoat anything at all. I'm going to listen to this again. And I'm buying it for friends and family as well.

Excellent and Realistic

Rarely does a book present such a balanced, realistic, fact-based view while also pushing against our unassuming norms and comfortable lives while maintaining a Gospel-centered focus. I’m so grateful to the friend who suggested this book, and so grateful to John Mark Comer for writing it.

Great read of rest!

So good! Highly recommend. Appreciate his ability to compel but also give truth. Don’t agree with every single thing, but great insights.

Longevity

I am struggling to write a review that appropriately describes how much I enjoyed this book. It is just good and I will probably reread it at least 10 more times.

Funny But Enlightening

John Mark Comer has a way of bringing truth to our hearts in a funny but enlightening way. I regularly laughed while listening. At the same time, I gained a lot of new insights from certain passages in the Scriptures that I have not realized until I heard his explanation. Thumbs up on this book! Very helpful.

Much-needed message

John Mark Comer delivers a critical message for our time and place. This book is spiritual, accessible, readable, and practical.

A must read!

The message of Jesus’ WAY and life in this book, and our invitation to take part in it is beautifully and simply told by John Mark. It would be impossible to read and not really have you think about (and act on) how we can slow down and enjoy our lives in the way that we were made to. I will recommend those book to EVERYONE I love.