ECPA BESTSELLER - A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life--from the New York Times bestselling author of Practicing the Way

Prophetic, practical, and profoundly life giving . . . provides a way forward that creates hope, hunger, and a vision of a beautiful life. I consider this required reading.--Jon Tyson, lead pastor of the Church of the City New York and author of Beautiful Resistance

Who am I becoming?

That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren't pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.

It wasn't the response he expected, but it was--and continues to be--the answer he needs. Too often we treat the symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at hurry, or busyness, as a root of much evil.

The perfect read to help you start the new year off right, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry is a fascinating roadmap to staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world.

Inspired by John Mark Comer's New York Times bestseller Practicing the Way, this official companion to the Practicing the Way Course is an eight-session introduction to following Jesus in the modern era.

The Practicing the Way Course, available free online, is designed to lay a foundation for lifelong apprenticeship to Jesus. This full-color companion guide helps you practice, reflect, and dialogue with your community as you walk through the Course together to experience real, lasting transformation.

Inside, you'll find resources like:

• Helpful tips to get the most out of each session of the Course
• Supplemental resources to dive deeper after each session
• Real-life exercises to help put each session into practice
• Additional prayers and liturgies

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover the path that leads to a deeper life with God.

One of the most important books I have read in a decade . . . If we would all follow in this way, our lives would change and the world would change.--Jennie Allen, author of Get Out of Your Head and Find Your People

We are constantly being formed by the world around us. To be formed by Jesus will require us to become his apprentice.

To live by what the first Christian disciples called a Rule of Life--a set of practices and relational rhythms that slow us down and open up space in our daily lives for God to do what only God can do--transforms the deepest parts of us to become like him.

This introduction to spiritual formation is full of John Mark Comer's trademark mix of theological substance and cultural insight as well as practical wisdom on developing your own Rule of Life.

These ancient practices have much to offer us. By learning to rearrange our days, we can follow the Way of Jesus. We can be with him. Become like him. And do as he did.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry equips readers to recognize and resist the lies that seek to rob them of peace and freedom.

Live No Lies is brilliant, deep, scriptural, and will equip you to face the enemy and fight.--Jennie Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head

We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial intelligence hell-bent on taking over the world. No, it's a war we feel deep inside our own chests: we are at war with lies.

The problem isn't so much that we tell lies but that we live them. We let them into our bodies, and they sabotage our peace. All around us in the culture and deep within our own body memories are lies: deceptive ideas that wreak havoc on our emotional health and spiritual well-being, and deceptive ideas about who God is, who we are, and what the good life truly is.

The choice is not whether to fight or not fight, but whether we win or surrender.

Ancient apprentices of Jesus developed a paradigm for this war; they spoke of the three enemies of the soul: the devil, the flesh, and the world. Live No Lies taps into this ancient wisdom from saints of the Way and translates the three enemies for the modern era, with all its secularism and sophistication. As a generation, we chuckle at the devil as a premodern myth, we are confused by Scripture's teaching on the flesh in an age where sensual indulgence is a virtue not a vice, and we have little to no category for the New Testament concept of the world.

In this provocative and practical book, bestselling author John Mark Comer combines cultural analysis with spiritual formation. He identifies the role lies play in our spiritual deformation and lays out a strategic plan to overcome them.

Do you feel the tug-of-war in your own heart, the inner conflict between truth and lies? The spirit and the flesh? The Way of Jesus and the world? It's time to start winning. It's time to live no lies...

What you believe about God sets the foundation of the person you will become.

In God Has a Name, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer invites you to rethink many of the prevalent myths and misconceptions about God and weigh them against what God actually tells us about himself. After all, what you believe about God will ultimately shape the type of person you become.

We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways.

God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way.

John Mark Comer takes you line by line through Exodus 34:6-8--Yahweh's self-revelation on Mount Sinai, one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. Along the way, Comer addresses some of the most profound questions he came across as he studied these noted lines in Exodus, including:

• Why do we feel this gap between us and God?
• Could it be that a lot of what we think about God is wrong? Not all wrong, but wrong enough to mess up how we relate to him?
• What if our God is really a projection of our own identity, ideas, and desires?
• What if the real God is different, but far better than we could ever imagine?

No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, God Has a Name invites you to step into a fresh and biblically rooted vision of who God is that has the potential to alter your life with God and shape who you become.

You've heard people say, Who you are matters more than what you do. But does the Bible really teach us that? Join pastor and bestselling author John Mark Comer in Garden City as he guides twenty- and thirty-somethings through understanding and embracing their God-given calling.

In Garden City, John Mark Comer gives a surprisingly countercultural take on the typical spiritual answer the church gives in response to questions about purpose and calling. Comer explores Scripture to discover God's original intent for how we're meant to spend our time, reshaping how you view and engage in your work, rest, and life.

In these pages, you'll learn that, ultimately, what we do matters just as much as who we are. Garden City will help you find answers to questions like:

• Does God care where I work?
• Does he have a clear direction for me?
• How can I create a practice of rest?

Praise for Garden City:

In Garden City, John Mark Comer takes the reader on a journey--from creation to the final heavenly city. But the journey is designed to let each of us see where we are to find ourselves in God's good plan to partner with us in the redemption of all creation. There is in Garden City an intoxication with the Bible's biggest and life-changing ideas.

--Scot McKnight, Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary

The Practicing the Way edition with an introduction by John Mark Comer

In our digitally distracted, fragmented, and hurried culture, many of us are simply too busy and exhausted to have a meaningful life with God. Practices that slow us down to attune to the peace and presence of Jesus are essential for our time. And few practices are more important than immersing ourselves in Scripture.

As apprentices of Jesus, our aim isn't just to read Scripture or to know Scripture or even to believe Scripture. Rather, it is to be like Jesus' disciple Mary, who sat at Jesus' feet, listening to all he said. It's to be with Jesus, and to be formed to be like him one page at a time. The NIV Lectio Bible was created with that end in mind: to give those walking in the Way of Jesus a way of listening to God on the pages of Scripture.

This Lectio Bible is a companion to the Scripture Practice from John Mark Comer and Practicing the Way, a nonprofit that creates resources to help churches apprentice in the Way of Jesus. Learn more at practicingtheway.org/resources.

Featuring an introduction by John Mark, the NIV Lectio Bible is intentionally designed to be as distraction-free as possible. Beautifully designed, single column, with no chapter or verse numbers or subheadings to interrupt your reading, this Bible allows you to fully immerse yourself into a seamless experience with Scripture as you invite Jesus to shape the architecture of your heart.

Features

• Full text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV), the most widely read modern-English Bible translation, trusted for its combination of accuracy, readability, and beauty
• Chapter and verse numbers removed to allow for seamless, distraction-free reading
• Introduction by John Mark Comer, founder of Practicing the Way
• Complements the Scripture Practice, one of nine core spiritual disciplines to help integrate the habits of Jesus into your daily life, from Practicing the Way (practicingtheway.org)
• Single-column layout
• Line-matched text for the optimum reading experience
• Satin ribbon marker
• Elegant, durable cloth-over-board cover lies flat when open
• Black letter text
• Type size: 9.5

Discover the counterintuitive joy and freedom found in generosity--a Practice that reflects our happy, generous God--in this guide from New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.

In a world driven by consumerism and self-interest, the ancient biblical practice of generosity is both radical and transformative. This Companion Guide to the Generosity Practice from Practicing the Way offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, and guided readings across four sessions and an optional bonus session. Featuring four engaging video sessions, the Generosity Practice course is designed to be run with your community and is available online for free.

This guide will help you:
- Lean into Jesus' teaching that there is more joy in giving than receiving
- Identify and combat the culture of consumerism and greed
- Embrace the biblical concept of stewardship in all areas of life
- Develop a heart for the poor and marginalized
- Create a sustainable plan for generous living

Experience a life of purpose, joy, and deeper connection with God and others through the Practice of generosity.

The problem isn't so much that we tell lies but that we live them. You are at war against lies. . .but you can defeat them.

The Live No Lies Bible Study draws from biblical truth and the wisdom of past saints to help you see how each of our soul's enemies--the devil, the flesh, and the world--rob us of hope; sabotage our peace; and wreak havoc on our physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

You'll learn how to unmask these lies and develop a strategy to fight back against deception by standing firmly on the truth we believe.

This video study guide with bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry John Mark Comer has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:

• The study guide itself--with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader's guide.
• An individual access code to stream all four video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!).

Each session looks at specific ways lies infiltrate your life and how you can eradicate them with the living truth of God's Word and the ancient wisdom of the saints. Together, they will help you win the war so that the truth sets you free from the lies that have been holding you back.

Watch on any device!

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El autor de Elimina la prisa de tu vida y Vivir sin mentiras, bestsellers del New York Times, muestra a sus lectores qué los detiene de seguir auténticamente a Jesús, y revela las prácticas contraculturales para conectarse con una fe vibrante de por vida.

Todos hemos experimentado partes no deseadas de nuestro camino espiritual: un distanciamiento de Dios, huecos en nuestro carácter, el miedo de que nuestra vida sea trivial y vacía.

Jesús quiere que demos más. Nos llama a actuar de manera semejante a la suya y a experimentar su abundancia en nuestras vidas. Pero, cómo podemos hacerlo de manera práctica? Convirtiéndonos en sus aprendices. Siguiendo el camino.

Al delinear el proceso atemporal de estar con Jesús, de ser como él y de vivir como él lo hizo, el autor bestseller y voz pastoral John Mark Comer detalla la visión de Dios para el camino de nuestra alma. En su poderosa y práctica obra, explica su filosofía central de formación espiritual para ayudarnos a formar una regla de vida. Sobre la marcha, los lectores se benefician de su rico conocimiento cultural, su profundas enseñanzas bíblicas y su visión honesta y esperanzadora del potencial de cada alma humana.

Sientes que la vida es más que esto? Tienes razón. Ahora ven a descubrir la vida te espera.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The New York Times bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and Live No Lies shows readers what is holding them back from authentically following Jesus--and reveals the counter cultural practices to connect us with a vibrant lifelong faith.

We all have experienced unwanted parts of our spiritual journey: distance from God, gaps in our character, the fear that our lives will be trivial and empty.

Jesus is calling us into more. Calling us to be shaped in his likeness. To experience his abundance of life. But how, practically, can we do that? By becoming his apprentice. By practicing the Way.

Outlining the timeless process of being with Jesus, becoming like him, and living as he did, bestselling author and pastoral voice John Mark Comer outlines God's vision for the journey of our soul. In this powerful and practical work, he outlines his core philosophy of spiritual formation to help us form a rule of life. Along the way readers

benefit from his rich cultural insight, deep biblical teaching, and his honest and hopeful view of the potential of each human soul.

You feel like there's more to life than this? You're right. Now come discover just how much life awaits you.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover the path that leads to a deeper life with God.

One of the most important books I have read in a decade . . . If we would all follow in this way, our lives would change and the world would change.--Jennie Allen, author of Get Out of Your Head and Find Your People

We are constantly being formed by the world around us. To be formed by Jesus will require us to become his apprentice.

To live by what the first Christian disciples called a Rule of Life--a set of practices and relational rhythms that slow us down and open up space in our daily lives for God to do what only God can do--transforms the deepest parts of us to become like him.

This introduction to spiritual formation is full of John Mark Comer's trademark mix of theological substance and cultural insight as well as practical wisdom on developing your own Rule of Life.

These ancient practices have much to offer us. By learning to rearrange our days, we can follow the Way of Jesus. We can be with him. Become like him. And do as he did.

In our era of chronic exhaustion, learn how setting aside 24 hours to stop, rest, delight, and worship restores joy and spiritual vitality in this guide from New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.

This Companion Guide to the Sabbath Practice from Practicing the Way provides a practical, accessible approach to incorporating this life-giving rhythm into your weekly routine. Designed to be used with four engaging video sessions freely available online, this guide offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, and additional resources to help you and your community experience Sabbath as the best part of your week.

This guide will help you:
- Understand the biblical foundations of Sabbath
- Learn to stop and align with a rhythm God built into the fabric of creation
- Develop personal practices for meaningful rest, play, and communal celebration
- Resist internal and external forces that war against Sabbath
- Cultivate a spirit of worship that extends throughout your week

Discover how setting aside 24 hours can transform every day of your week, leading to a deeper connection with God, others, and your own soul.

Welcome to Deliverance-a theological and experiential journey in dealing with evil so people can be set free to live as Jesus promised.
Jon Thompson has become a leading voice on deliverance ministry, especially those of us facing a rise in demonic manifestations in secular cities. Jon has been beyond helpful-wise, experienced, thoughtful, biblical, and deeply prophetic. -- John Mark Comer, Pastor of Bridgetown Church and author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Following on the heels of his dynamite Convergence, Jon Thompson now tackles the huge issue of deliverance. I have read a lot on this subject throughout the fifty years I have been in ministry, but nothing is as comprehensive, as Biblically and theologically thorough, and as practically accessible as Deliverance. Bible-book by Bible-book, Jon leads us through the truth about the ministry of deliverance. And then step-by-step, Jon walks us into the nitty-gritty dynamics of such ministry in the local church. Would that this book had been available the last few decades. Thank God it is available now! -- Darrell Johnson, Teaching Fellow at Regent College and author of Discipleship on the Edge and The Glory of Preaching

This is an amazing resource around topics many would rather avoid but which is as real as anything else we face today in ministry. Jon has done a great job laying out the theological/biblical teachings on the demonic and spiritual realm and the practical/pragmatic realities from years of actual on-the-ground practical ministry. This book will serve you so well as a Christian, a leader, or just someone interested in this extremely important topic. -- Mark Clark, Senior Pastor of Village Church and author of The Problem of God and The Problem of Jesus

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Most Christians would agree that we are the only ones on earth equipped to help our family, friends, and neighbours when it comes to supernatural evil. Or at least we say we believe it. We say yes intellectually, but when it comes to actually dealing with evil, many of us are afraid and feel out of our depth.

What does the Bible really say about the demonic?
How did Christians deal with this in various cultures over 2000 years?

Do we even need this conversation?

For pastor and theologian, Jon Thompson, this has been a journey more than 20 years in the making as he and his church found themselves working through how to help desperate people and still remain rooted in Scripture.

In this book, Jon will lead you on a journey through the pages of Scripture and the experiences of Christians throughout the centuries as he outlines what has always been universally applicable when dealing with evil and what must be adapted to fit our different churches and cultures.

Topics include:

• The Scriptural basis for deliverance
• Deliverance throughout church history
• An explanation of spiritual authority
• The role of spiritual gifts in deliverance ministry
• An evaluation of the five major deliverance models
• Outline of a mixed model approach to deliverance

No matter our history, theology, bias, pain, or disbelief, we all need to engage in this conversation because there are people all around us who desperately need to be set free to live as Jesus promised.

About the Author:
Jon Thompson is the Senior Pastor of Sanctus Church, a multi-site church of over 3,000 people in the Greater Toronto Area where he has been on staff for more than 20 years. Under Jon's leadership, Sanctus is characterized by dynamic Biblical teaching, vibrant community groups, compelling media, and powerful times in worship. Jon has a Master of Theological Studies from Tyndale Seminary and a Doctorate of Missiology from Fuller Seminary.

Learn how to sit at the feet of Jesus through pages of Scripture in this guide from New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.

In an impatient, hurried, and quick-to-critique culture, Scripture can seem dry and tedious--just one more task on our religious to-do list. This approach is tragic because we miss out on the life-giving experience of sitting at the feet of Jesus.

But as we learn to read with hearts open to Jesus and with an awareness of Scripture's cultural and literary backdrop, we can experience it as a channel to God.

This Companion Guide to the Scripture Practice from Practicing the Way offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, and guided readings. Featuring four engaging video sessions, the Scripture Practice is designed to be run with your community and is available online for free.

This guide will help you:

• Approach Scripture with the heart of an apprentice
• Integrate the Hebrew practice of biblical meditation
• Embrace the cultural and literary depth of Scripture for fruitful study
• Develop an inner library through the memorization of Scripture

Learn how to read Scripture in such a way that the presence of Jesus shapes not only your thinking but also the kind of person you become.

Learn how the powerful yet neglected spiritual discipline of fasting can awaken your entire being to a deep hunger for God, in this guide from New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.

In our culture of constant consumption, the biblical practice of fasting is both countercultural and transformative. This Companion Guide to the Fasting Practice from Practicing the Way offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, and guided readings. Featuring four engaging video sessions, the Fasting Practice is designed to be run with your community and is available online for free.

This guide will help you:

• Understand the invitation to fast as a rhythm or a response
• Offer your whole self to God in surrender
• Grow in holiness by integrating mind and body
• Amplify both your prayers to God and God's voice to you
• Stand in solidarity with the poor and against injustice

Discover how incorporating fasting as a way of life can lead to a deeper connection with God, a renewed sense of purpose, and a more embodied apprenticeship.

Un Bestseller de la Asociación de Editoriales Cristianas (EPAC)- Un alegato emocional y espiritual contra la prisa y a favor de una forma de vida más sencilla y más lenta.

Siendo alguien muy familiarizado con la enfermedad de la prisa, me doy cuenta de que necesitaba este libro urgentemente . -Scott Harrison, autor de Thirst / Sed, bestseller del New York Times .

En quién me estoy convirtiendo?

Esa pregunta le molestaba e incomodaba constantemente al pastor y autor John Mark Comer. En el exterior parecía muy exitoso pero, por dentro, las cosas no lucían muy bien. Así que se dirigió a su mentor en busca de orientación y le escuchó decir estas palabras:

Elimina, sin piedad, la prisa de tu vida. La prisa es el gran enemigo de la vida espiritual.

No era la respuesta que esperaba oír, pero fue y sigue siendo la respuesta que necesitaba. Con frecuencia, tratamos los síntomas tóxicos de nuestras vidas modernas, en lugar de identificar la causa. Un número creciente de voces están señalando a la prisa o el ajetreo como la raíz de muchos males.

En este libro, encontrarás una fascinante hoja de ruta para mantenerse emocionalmente saludable y espiritualmente vivo dentro del caos de nuestro mundo moderno.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Who are you becoming? That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. By outward metrics, everything appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren't pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:
Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.

It wasn't the response he expected, but it continues to be the answer he needs.

ECPA BESTSELLER - A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life

As someone all too familiar with 'hurry sickness, ' I desperately needed this book.--Scott Harrison, New York Times best-selling author of Thirst

Who am I becoming?

That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren't pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.

It wasn't the response he expected, but it was--and continues to be--the answer he needs. Too often we treat the symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at hurry, or busyness, as a root of much evil.

Within the pages of this book, you'll find a fascinating roadmap to staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world.

Sientes el peso de la guerra en tu propio corazón? El conflicto entre la verdad y la mentira, el espíritu y la carne? El camino de Jesús y el camino del mundo? Es tiempo de empezar a ganar, es tiempo de vivir sin mentiras...

Estamos en guerra. No con otro país ni con terroristas domésticos, ni con una nueva y siniestra inteligencia artificial, sino contra las mentiras. La decisión no es entre pelear o no pelear, sino entre ganar o rendirnos.

El problema no es que digamos mentiras, es que terminamos viviéndolas

Siguiendo las enseñanzas de los discípulos de Jesús y aplicándolas al mundo moderno, el autor bestseller John Mark Comer combina el análisis cultural con la formación espiritual e identifica el rol que juega la mentira en nuestras vidas y cómo devasta nuestro bienestar emocional. Este provocativo y práctico libro ofrece la estrategia para combatirla, para no permitir que sabotee nuestra paz.

Vivir sin mentiras es brillante, profundo, escritural y te armará para enfrentar al enemigo y pelear-Jennie Allen, autora de Controla tu mente, bestseller del New York Times.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry equips readers to recognize the lies and resist the forces that seek to steal their happiness, wholeness, and holiness.

From all the deceytes of the worlde, the fleshe, and the deuill: God lorde deliuer us. --The Book of Common Prayer, 1549 C.E.

As an experiment in psychology, basic instincts, and the effect of propaganda, it couldn't be surpassed--! --Emmet Riordan to Orson Welles, October 30, 1938

Pastor John Mark Comer wants you to know that whether you want to be or not, you are at war. Not with foreign assailants or domestic terrorists. No, this is the sort of war you experience deep in your mind and body. It's a war with the forces that seek to wreak havoc in your hearts and homes through subtle deceptions.

For two millennia, apprentices of Jesus have been at war with three fierce and consistent adversaries of the soul: the world, the flesh, and the devil. To this day, they feed us deceptive ideas that appeal to disordered desires that harm our spiritual and relational well-being. In LIVE NO LIES, Comer parses out the tactics, strengths, and weaknesses of these enemies, giving you a clear battle plan and spiritual practices to outwit and overcome these seemingly ancient, yet very-much-alive adversaries.

That tug-of-war in your chest for wholeness? Those lies that sabotage your peace? It's time to identify them, and defeat them.