Tranquility

Cultivating a Quiet Soul in a Busy World

by: David W. Henderson

• Format

  E-Book

  ISBN

  9781493400539

  Pub. Date

  Sep 2015

  SRP

  $14.99

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About

What if How do I fit it all in? is the wrong question?

We try to cram as much as possible into what little time we have--work, friends, play, rest--but there never seems to be enough time. Taking a cue from Ecclesiastes--"Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind"--David W. Henderson encourages us to move beyond merely trying to open up a bit of margin or to say no once in a while, and to take a purposeful step back from our lives to examine those internal and external dynamics that propel us into busyness and hurry. Sharing honest stories about his own struggles, he helps us explore the way the Scriptures frame time--understanding our times, making the most of the time, and trusting God with the rest.

If you're tired of feeling the push and pull of our time-bent culture, this book will be a welcome invitation to rest and to live artful and faithful lives marked by peace and tranquility.


"God's gift of tranquility does not stretch time but makes our time enough. I need--we need--this deep wisdom!"--Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Theological Seminary

"A gorgeous offering, and so timely. David invites us out of our attempts to master time and into the spaciousness of entering time in order to listen to God's heartbeat."--Janice Meyers Proett, coauthor of The Allure of Hope and national conference speaker

"This is thoughtful, practical, wise. Take time to read it."--Leighton Ford, president of Leighton Ford Ministries


David W. Henderson (DMin, MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of Covenant Church (EPC) in Indiana. He is the author of Culture Shift and has ministered in more than a dozen countries around the world. Married for more than thirty years, he and his wife, Sharon, have four adult children.

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Endorsements

"Time always seems scarce. Money, capacity, labor--these things can be stretched. But not time. Its very march can cramp us and leave us desperate. David Henderson knows all this--and offers a profound reminder of living out of the abundance of God's life and eternity. God's gift of tranquility does not stretch time but makes our time enough. I need--we need--this deep wisdom!"

Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Theological Seminary

"I honestly can't think of a more difficult topic to write about than time. Time itself is given to us as a gift, but we find it a threat. We relish time if it opens up for us and despise it when it is limited. David Henderson is a wise sage, guiding us gently against the fierce tides within our hearts which war with time. David invites us out of our attempts to master time and into the gorgeous spaciousness of entering time in order to listen to God's heartbeat. If you desire more pleasure in life, then you'll be glad you read this book. Yes, this book is worth your time."

Janice Meyers Proett, coauthor of The Allure of Hope and national conference speaker

"If you don't have time to read this book, I am sorry for you. And I would advise: take time! David Henderson writes with profound insights and practical directions about redeeming time. As he points out, the deeper concern 'must not be how we manage our time in a busy world but how we manage our inner world in a busy time.' This is thoughtful, practical, wise. Take time to read it. You may find the time of your life."

Leighton Ford, president of Leighton Ford Ministries

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