I Just Need Time to Think!: Reflective Study as Christian Practice

Everyone needs more time to think. Choosing how to spend our thought-time is crucial. Mark Eckel brings thirty years of Christian reflective study experience to bear on the topic. I Just Need Time to Think! spotlights encouragement on the goal of thoughtful learning for every follower of Christ. 52 brief essays support us to: 

• Slow down in a fast-paced culture
• Replace distractions with peaceful focus
• Adjust schedules for retreat
• Discipline our minds
• Commit to reading
• Promote the vocation of “student”
• Sidestep the obstacles of study
• Continue down the path of learning
• Establish a place to think
• Change the character, the core of our being

I Just Need Time to Think! Reflective Study as Christian Practice is a call for Christians everywhere to spend their thought-time well, applying the psalmist’s wisdom: 

“Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them” (Psalm 111:2)