Book Recommendation: Making Room for Life

Lyle Schaller has noted that "the biggest challenge for the church at the opening of the twenty-first century is to develop a solution to the discontinuity and fragmentation of the American lifestyle."

If you're busy and stressed out trying to deal with suburbia life and be a busy Christian at church, then I recommend you check out Randy Frazee's book, Making Room for Life. The subtitle is "Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships." The author has practical advice on recoverying a Hebrew day:
6pm - 10pm time for relationships, with the family meal prominent
10pm - 6am sleep
6am - 6pm work (production)

I was very skeptical when I heard about what Frazee was outlining. A zillion excuses came to mind why this was a practical impossibility for my family. But I also heard whispers of "wouldn't that be nice?"

Frazee emphasizes that changes will take significant time and courage. He doesn't water anything down, and provides advice on smaller and larger changes your family can implement. He has some useful ideas about dealing with kids' sports, homework, and church meetings in the evening. It's a pretty fast read, too, guys, almost devoid of the dreaded "theory" chapters that men stall on.

Can the Brooke family make the change? Will the Brooke family make the change? We're going to make a few steps in this direction, and trust God to lead us.