Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Here's the podcast from Susie Larson Live. Enjoy the conversation.

You're listening to an encore presentation of Susie Larson Live.

Welcome to Susie Larson Live. I'm Susissy Larson, and always honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

the deep in your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life.

When we had Mark Batterson on recently, and he said so much that stuck with me, but one thing I'm still thinking about, especially because it pertains to today's topic, he said, sometimes you've got to get out of your tent to be able to think outside the box. Well, our friend Carlos Whitaker returns to this show, this time to talk about his newest book, Reconnected. Listen to the subtitle,

how seven screen-free weeks with monks and Amish farmers help me recover the lost art of being human. And he writes, most of us have gotten so used to notifications, alerts, pings, and rings

that even if we don't want to be on our phone so much, we don't know what to do about it.

So what if there is a better way to do life? What if God's calling us to a season of stepping

out of the rat race so we can find and keep a sacred pace? We're going to get Carlos on in just a

moment. A quick announcement. I recorded 15 short audio clips. They're about two to three

minutes long for the person

who's in the battle. If you're walking through a battle right now and you need some encouragement,

these clips come out of my book strong in battle. But there are things like remembering who you

are, remembering who God is, not forgetting to take some Sabbath rest, you know,

rehearsing his promises to you. If you need some

encouragement, they'll be sent to your phone in about two a week, two texts a week. They're just

two to three minute audios. It's almost like I'm sending you an audio text. You can text the

word strong to 877-933-2484. So let me tell you about my guest. We'll get him on the show.

Carlos Whitaker is bringing hope to humans all over the world. He's an author, podcaster,

global speaker, backed by the power of a massive insta familia. His enthusiastic social followers

tune in daily to join forces with Carlos to find connection, to do good, to be in community. His motto is don't

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