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In Today’s Issue:Christian Productivity & The WordFree Goal PlannerHighlight Your Bible Part 2ToDoist’s Game-Changing New FeatureBecoming the Person Who Does the Thing

Dear steward,

I was texting with a friend last week who acknowledged his need for time in the Word each day, but felt that morning devotions competed with his exercise routine. He was understandably loath to give up a habit that was helping him stay healthy and more productive throughout the rest of his day.

Here’s what I said:

If you get the spiritual right, everything else gets right. The only power you have to do whatever you need to do in a way that pleases God comes from your connection to the True Vine. . . . Every excuse we have for skipping time with the Lord is dumb dumb dumb if we really believe that.

Now, I wasn’t suggesting he should give up his exercise, but encouraging him to get creative in making time for both. Stewardship of our physical bodies is important. Paul acknowledges as much. But he points out that there is something even more valuable.

“for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” – 1 Timothy 4:8

Now, look, we all know that our walk with the Lord needs to be prioritized. It’s easy to say amen to that. But busyness tests the sincerity of that belief.

We know we should start the day with the Word, but when the pressure is on, it feels more productive to get a jump start on email. When we’re stressed, we know that stopping to pray is the right thing. But in practice, we tend to just keep plowing through the to-do list.

But truly Christian productivity is impossible apart from a connection to Jesus Christ.

If we aren’t walking with Him, it is impossible to bear fruit that pleases Him—in any area of life.

We’ve got to make time for it.

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Rewrote my Well Done StatementRevisited my 5-Year AspirationsSet my goals for the next 3 monthsCrafted a new weekly schedule

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What’s NewHow to Highlight Your Bible: Part 2 (32 mins)

In this follow-up to my first “How to Highlight Your Bible” video, I walk you through more examples of using hierarchical highlighting for different genres of Scripture: Old Testament Narrative, Biblical Poetry, New Testament Narrative, and Epistle.

Weekly Word

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
– Hebrews 4:12

The Bible is unlike any other book. Every time you open the Scriptures, you invite the Lord to search, shape, and strengthen you. Do not neglect the reading of the Word.

Worth Your TimeHow Much Time Should We Spend Reading the Bible? (4 mins)
I appreciated Tim Challies’ response to a deceptively hard question, “I understand that reading the Bible involves opening a book and reading its words, yet devotional Bible-reading is not like reading Tom Clancy or John Piper or anyone else.“ToDoist Adds New Task Dictation Feature, Ramble (4 mins)
The popular to-do list app ToDoist added a really cool new beta feature: “Ramble is a voice-to-tasks feature in Todoist that lets you quickly add tasks using your voice. Just speak naturally—Ramble listens, transcribes, and captures actionable tasks in real-time. This makes adding tasks on the fly fast and effortless, whether your thoughts are organized or not.”Becoming the person who does the thing (4 mins)
”Your beliefs—and therefore approach to what a healthy life looks like—are foundational. It might sound obvious, but what you believe a ‘life well lived’ looks like has a pretty transformative impact on both what life you end up building and how well lived it looks.”Words of Wisdom

“’Romanticizing the past’ is a familiar accusation, made mostly by people who think it is more grown-up to romanticize the future.”
– Paul Kingsnorth

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