Jen Pollock Michel - In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace

We are living in an abundance of undercooked advice, which is why we so desperately need voices who have done the work, plumbed the depths, and harvested true wisdom to guide us. I can think of no better way to describe the writings of Jen Pollock Michel. If you feel overwhelmed by your pace of life or your schedule feels like a bucking bronco, you will find more than simple, helpful steps in these pages, though they are many! You will also discover tender, theological riches.

Sharon Hodde Miller, author of The Cost of Control

Here is a worthwhile meditation on how to steward the greatest resource that doesnt actually belong to us: time.

Justin Whitmel Earley, business lawyer and author of The Common Rule and Habits of the Household

Once again, Jen Michel delivers. I was drawn by her honesty, storytelling, and practical wisdom. If you find yourself exhausted by the constant pressure to produce and long for a new way forward, her words will light the path.

Anjuli Paschall, author of Stay and Awake

This book resonated deeply. Too many of us see time as a problem to be solved and a puzzle to be managed. But Jen Pollock Michel invites us to see time as a gift to be received and a mystery to be embraced. This books wisdom is rich, immersive, beautifully written, and casually profound. Get yourself a copy and read it in an unrushed way.

Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and author of The Wisdom Pyramid

Jen Michel uses words as her medium and paints gorgeous, soul-lifting art through her writing. A perfect blend of scholarly depth and lived experience, In Good Time offers hope, peace, and perspective for our hurried, anxious lives. Read slowly and savor this beautiful offering. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.

Vivian Mabuni, speaker, author of Open Hands, Willing Heart , and founder and podcast host of Someday Is Here

Capacious in its heart and learning, In Good Time is just the sort of book we need to practice inhabiting time as clear-eyed, hopeful, and resilient disciples of Jesus.

Ashley Hales , PhD, author of A Spacious Life and Finding Holy in the Suburbs

In Good Time is for all of us who imagine that the solution to our anxiety lies between the covers of the next great time management book. Jen Pollock Michels wise and gentle reflections on learning new habits of being and receiving the lives we have been given are a balm for every soul weary from the relentless pursuit of productivity.

Amy Julia Becker, award-winning author of To Be Made Well and White Picket Fences