In today’s episode, which continues where Alan left off last week, he begins to unpack a pattern in the gospel of Luke that a friend of his first pointed out to him. Every moment of ministry development or expansion in the life of Jesus is preceded by and grows out of a significant moment of His stepping back to be alone with His Father.

This is the second episode in a three-part series on Paving the Way for Ministry Expansion in which Alan unpacks Seven Key Moments in the Life of...

Recently, Gem and I led a training for a group of leaders. On the final morning, I talked Paving the Way for Ministry Expansion: Seven Key Moments in the Life of Jesus. Today I’m teaching on how prayer and leadership relate to each other and what this looks like in the life of Jesus.

We’ve often said that one of our favorite parts of the work of Unhurried Living is consulting, training, or leading retreats for Christian leaders. And in those trainings, we always seek to include...

Alan and I recently celebrated our 33^rdwedding anniversary. About three weeks ago, I wrote a beautiful tribute to our long time love and sent it out to our email community (it's also in this blog post). A week and a half later, we went on a celebratory trip that ended with us not speaking to each other on the plane all the way home. We’ll share the whole story with you today on the Unhurried Living Podcast!

Let’s begin by letting you know that in our very own Mission Statement we...

In today’s episode, we're sharing a recent conversation between Alan and Tim Timmons. If you listen to Christian radio, you may already be enjoying his music.

Alan enjoyed catching up with Tim, as it had been a while since they'd last spoken. Recently, Tim was nominated for a Grammy for writing the Mercy Me song, “Even If.” (Here's a YouTube music video of it). It’s a powerful vision of trusting God for God’s own sake, and not just when God seems to make...

Last week we began a conversation on An Unhurried Life. The book is now five years old. We continued with our discussion of signs of hurry in every day life, the dynamics that accelerate our inner life, and what good gets squeezed out when we are hurried inside.

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It’s a fun episode today, because tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of Alan’s first book, An Unhurried Life. I can’t believe it’s been five years. And one thing that amazes me is that it’s still gaining momentum and finding its audience. People are still finding it! I think the word unhurried just really resonates with people. There’s a longing that people have, within our noisy, rushed culture, for maybe a deep breath and a felt sense of peace.

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We talk to so many people who struggle with finding the time to engage in the spiritual practices they long for. I know that your day may feel like it is flying by and you don’t have any choices in your schedule. However, most of you can find just a few minutes to pause, close your eyes and gather your heart, mind and attention.

I am going to share with you another prayerful practice you can use in the middle of a busy day to help you become present and remember that God is with you....

I have a little journal. Actually, I have many little journals. Some are full, some are half-full and some are still empty. They are crisp, clean and waiting for my jewels of wisdom to mark their pages. In the age of digital media, I still love pen to paper.

This particular little journal contains doodle prayers. I draw or write on one side and then compose an explanation on the other side. It’s mostly chicken scratch, but deep meaning and heartfelt prayers can be expressed even...

Spiritual friendship is a life-giving gift we give ourselves and others. There are likely people in your life who are struggling with self-doubt, fear or other issues. You can be a loving, listening ear and a quiet voice of encouragement. A simple sentence or two, shared at just the right time, may have a huge payoff in that person’s life. Don’t ever think that what you have to offer is too small. Small things matter. Quiet goodness offered often is a very good thing.

So, we...

In these weeks following Easter, our church community has been focusing on “Resurrection: A New Life of Love.” The essence of the risen life is love. Living a risen life is living in Jesus’ way of love.

We live in Southern California, and it can be a very hurried place. I have a little made up word to describe one way I experience the chronic hurry of our region.

The word is “gronk.” “It is a contraction of green and honk, and it represents the nanosecond...