It’s interesting how the world is suddenly moving in step with me. Through my struggle with inclusion body myositis, my life has significantly slowed down over the last few years. The deterioration of my leg, arm and throat muscles has narrowed down my capabilities to living life as it comes, one day at a time. […]
Creativity is Unhurried
One thing I?ve learned in the course of taking and leading days of unhurried time and space with God is that true creativity cannot be hurried. A while back, my wife stumbled across a book in the library by Brenda Ueland on writing?If You Want to Write. She wrote it in 1938, but her voice […]
Give the Gift of Listening
“Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people cannot tell the difference.? (David of Augsburg) A truly good listener is hard to find. ?Have you ever been with someone, and as they listened to you, you felt as though you were the only person in the room?? The person listening had […]
An Unhurried Life: TV Interview
Alan Fadling was recently interviewed by April Hernandez on the television program 100 Huntley Street. From their website: “In the modern society now, people are constantly on the go, rushing to go from place to place both physically and mentally. Yet, living an unhurried life is not a lazy life. It is actually the opposite. […]
Is Jesus Too Slow?
The question in the title may make you uncomfortable, but whenever we feel impatient with God, we?re basically saying He doesn?t move fast enough for our taste. Kosuke Koyama (1929-2009) was a Japanese theologian who ?defended a theology that he considered to be accessible to the peasantry in developing nations, rather than an overly academic […]
Being Present in Every Activity…Even Worship
Brother Lawrence (of the Resurrection) was a 17th?century Carmelite lay brother in Paris. He is best known for his ?practicing of God?s presence.? Below is one of his wise counsels: ?During our work and other activities, even during our reading and writing, no matter how spiritual?and, I emphasize, even during our religious exercises and vocal […]
Video: An Unhurried Life Q&A
WATCH VIDEO Last weekend, Alan Fadling had the opportunity to share An Unhurried Life with The Church at Rocky Peak in Chatsworth, CA. It was an engaging conversation between Pastor David Cox and Alan. Watch as they discuss: Is our hurried way of life a result of modern culture or has this been a struggle […]
