David Murrow - Drowning in Screen Time: A Lifeline for Adults, Parents, Teachers, and Ministers Who Want to Reclaim Their Real Lives

Praise for Drowning in Screen Time

David Murrow has a gift for addressing current issues that matter and offering solutions that work. Hes done it again with Drowning in Screen Time. This book will leave you informed, alarmed, and inspired to take immediate action.

RICHARD BLACKABY, co-author of Experiencing God and Spiritual Leadership

What if you could wave a magic wand and find an extra twelve hours per week? David Murrow can show you how. Dave was drowning in screen time, got rescued, and recovered an astonishing twelve hours per week. Hes become one of Americas leading experts on one of the most compelling problems facing this generation and wrote a book!

Drowning in Screen Time is a spectacular tour de force that blends parables, data, case studies, stunning personal vulnerability, and so many practical suggestions that theres something here for everyoneparent, teacher, pastor, counselor, gamer, addict, workeryou name it. I highly recommend this book, and if youre a parent, its must-reading.

PATRICK MORLEY, Ph.D., author of the bestselling book Man in the Mirror with four million copies in print

David Murrow digs deep and pulls back the covers to reveal whats really happening when we get lost in our screens. This book is an urgent and needed wake-up call for all who value the soul and deep relationships.

KENNY LUCK, ECPA Platinum Awardwinning author, founder of Every Man Ministries, and author of Dangerous Good: The Coming Revolution of Men Who Care

If you have teenagers, they have cell phones and computers. If they have cell phones and computers, they are addicted. If they are addicted, you want to help them, and David Murrow has written just the book we need just when we needed it!

BRAD STINE, stand-up comedian known as Gods Comic

I needed this book for my own well-being. With Drowning in Screen Time, David Murrow is the Morpheus to our Neo. Take the red pill and read this book today!

TIERCE GREEN, director of the Authentic Manhood Initiative and co-presenter of 33 The Series

I have not met one parent, youth leader, or teacher who doesnt think screen time is one of the major issues of our day. We must figure out how to create a media-safe home. David Murrow has written a well-researched and important book to help us make better decisions and teach our children to do the same.

JIM BURNS, Ph.D., president of HomeWord and author of Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out

This engaging and easy-to-read book exposes the sinister world of digital entanglement that has taken us all captiveand gives us a way out. Drowning in Screen Time is a must-read for every adult, parent, and grandparent. If you want to get back ten years of your life, read this book.

REVEREND PAUL LOUIS COLE, D.Th., president of the Christian Mens Network

Drowning in Screen Time is a timely book that exposes the hidden dangers lurking in the deep waters of unhealthy, excessive, and addictive screen use. With personal stories, parables, research, and practical principles, David Murrow throws us a lifeline that leads to safety. This insightful book is a lighthouse to a culture that is sinking in a sea of chaos.

MICHELLE WATSON CANFIELD, Ph.D., author of Lets Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters and Radio/Podcast host of The Dad Whisperer

David Murrow gives us an insiders account of how screens of all kinds are shaping and controlling us, our families, and friends. He then provides simple, practical tips to take back control and live with our screens in healthy ways. Youll find here a reasoned, balanced approach to taming a powerfuland sometimes dangeroustechnological phenomenon.

THOM SCHULTZ, founder and president of Group Publishing

OK, David Murrow, you win. After reading your book, Im going to do something about all those mindless minutes Ive been wasting staring at my screens. Thank you for writing a book thats readable, sensible, and above all, doable.

PAUL COUGHLIN, president of The Protectors: Freedom from Bullying, Courage, Character & Leadership for Life

As my wife and I raised our four children, we talked often about the dangers of excessive screen time. We did our best to guide them and limit their screen activity. However, looking back, we were not truly equipped nor fully aware of the perils of excessive screen time (nowhere close, actually). David Murrow has done a fantastic job laying out a compelling and practical message of warning people of ALL ages of the dangers of screen time. This book is exceptionally researched and utterly sobering.

ROD HANDLEY, founder and president of Character That Counts

With the average American spending nine hours a day absorbed in their screens, the need for a book like this one is painfully obvious. Fortunately, the solutions David Murrow offers arent painful at all. Ive begun cutting back on screen time, and Im happier for it. So are my loved ones.

RICK JOHNSON, bestselling author of Better Dads, Stronger Sons

You only get one life is this how you want to spend itstaring at screens? Dig into this book and let it set you free.

JEFF KEMP, author of Facing the Blitz and retired NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks

It should be obvious, but until I read David Murrows book, I hadnt realized that screen time is a two-headed monster. Its not just what we see that affects usthe real problem is how much time were sacrificing to these glowing time-wasters. This book strengthened my resolve to stay engaged in real life, and I think it will do the same for you.

JIM WHITMORE, president of the National Coalition of Ministries to Men

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A young pastor once asked me if I would mentor him. He was serving at his first church and was experiencing significant difficulties. Upon our first meeting, he had no sooner settled into his seat in my office than his cell phone noisily vibrated, alerting him to an incoming message. I will never forget the look on the mans face. He knew I was a busy person and that my time was valuable. But his curiosity was killing him! So he glanced at his phone for several seconds before returning his attention to me. Less than three minutes later, another notification interrupted our conversation. Again, he looked down at his phone before rejoining our conversation.