Welcome to the Nancy Ray Book Club where every month I share a book worth reading and invite you to read it along with me.

Today's book is The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer.

Highly recommending this one, friend, listen, by now you know, I am fascinated with the fast pace of our culture and the use of technology in our world and biblical principles

for living. But this book was particularly helpful because it felt like it bridged the gap between

modern living and the way that Jesus actually lived. It's one of those books that have kind of

settled into my spirit and I think about it often and I can't wait to

share more about it with you today.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray episode 117.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which leads to a healthy

soul and a fulfilling life.

Listen.

You know when you read the back of a book and you're considering whether or not you should read it

and you wonder if the words that other people are saying about this book are true or are just

kind of inflated?

Here are a few phrases on the back of the ruthless elimination of hurry.

Desperately needed. A remedy for our souls.

Necessary. Freeing. I really, really agree with all of these words. They're not inflated.

Now, before I dive into my three biggest takeaways from this one, I cannot help but comment on the actual physical book because it was peculiar and different and I loved it. So first, the cover.

It's this bright and bold, orangey red color. There's no cover jacket. It's just the book, which I

personally love. And there are very few words. There's the title, the author, and on the back,

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