Freedom from Tyranny of the Urgent

Winner of the 2004 ECPA Platinum Book Award!Is the clock a slavemaster or a tool that servesyou?Does the quantity of your responsibilities squeeze out thequalityof your life?Are urgent things so pressing that you don't have "inner time" to sort out what's really important?How can you discern what God wants you to do?Charles Hummel's classic bookletTyranny of the Urgenthas sold over one million copies. Now for the first time he expands on the life-changing perspective that has transformed the lives of thousands struggling to keep from being swept away by the rush of life.Gathered in this book are proven principles taken straight from biblical teaching, from today's time-management experts and from Hummel's own life experience. You'll discover how tomake the calendar your friendmanage your life instead of your timeget motivatedstay open to God's guidance in small choicesavoid being dragged down by past choicesdevelop "inner time" for reflection and planningand much more!If you have too much to do and not enough time to do it, this book is for you.

Charles E. Hummel is a former executive director of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and president of Barrington College (Rhode Island).

Where Is Your Time Flying?Our greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important ones
Jesus & TimeJesus completed what the Father wanted him to do--and wasn't frazzled in the process
Managing Your LifeA refreshing new perspective can help us with our harried schedules
Is This Trip Necessary?The crucial question is not short-term efficiency but long-term effectiveness
How Is Your Time Being Used?There's a difference between "quality time" spent with people and "quantity time" spent on things
Clock & Calendar: Friends or Enemies?They can enslave us--or serve us. Like fire, the clock and calendar make good servants but bad masters
The Art of Saying NoYou are indispensable only until the moment you say no
Time Out!Take a moment to stop, look and listen
Following the LordFollowing Jesus involves committing all I know of myself to all I know of him
No Time Like the PresentThe present must become more than just a bridge linking the past and the future Epilogue: The Tapestry
Hearing the Word of GodListening to God through the pages of the Bible can give us perspective and peace
Praying the ScripturesThe great answer to prayer is the power to pray more
At Your LeisureLeisure offers us a chance to make a life, not just a living
It's About TimeThe tyranny of the urgent is more than a question of time
Scripture Index
Subject Index
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