The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to stay emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world

Consider John Mark Comer’s analysis of the “hurry sickness” that he believes afflicts modern Western society. Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Analyze Comer’s writing style and compare it to the rhetorical style of evangelical Christian preaching. What similarities and differences do you notice? Which rhetorical strategies do you find the most effective or ineffective?

Comer argues that most people have enough time for solitude and the other spiritual disciplines he advocates, presenting the issue as mainly one of time mismanagement and misaligned values. What are some of the socioeconomic factors Comer might have overlooked while making this argument? Can his advice still apply to everyone to a certain degree? Why or why not?