Over twenty years have passed since Kirk Byron Jones issued a spiritual challenge to slow down from the fast-paced pressures of everyday life. Has the pace of life changed in that time? If anything, the need for speed persists in a culture that prizes productivity, achievement, and wealth above spiritual well-being. As before, this book goes beyond social and psychological analysis to include spiritual perspectives on the dangers of letting hurry become a chronic condition. The chapters include helpful questions that allow readers to identify their current pace of life and assist them in cultivating their own sacred, savoring pace. In addition, this 20th-anniversary edition contains a new chapter with fresh poetry to inspire a calm and reflective spiritual life amid the hustle and bustle.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the second son to the late Frederick and Ora Mae Jones, Kirk Byron Jones is a graduate of Loyola University and Andover Newton Theological School, and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Drew University.
Dr. Jones began preaching at age 12, and has served as a pastor for over thirty years. He was the founding minister of Beacon Light Baptist Church in New Orleans, and Senior Minister at Calvary Baptist Church, Chester, PA; Ebenezer Baptist Church, Boston, MA; and the First Baptist Churches of Randolph and Tewksbury MA. He presently serves as Senior Pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Lynn, Massachusetts. Throughout his pastoral ministry, Rev. Jones has served on various religious and civic committees at the local and national level.
Dr. Jones is the author of many books for clergy, and all persons seeking spiritual growth in a changing and challenging world.