I Just Need Time to Think!: Reflective Study as Christian Practice - 9781490819396

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)