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Reagan’s Roundup: September 26, 2024

September 26, 2024by Reagan Rose5 min read

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Your weekly roundup of insights and resources to help you get more done for the glory of God.

In Today’s Issue:

Slow & Costly vs. Fast & Cheap
How to Plan Wickedly Well
Who You Become Is More Important Than What You Accomplish
John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way
Thomas Watson: Content But Never Satisfied

Dear steward,

A few years back, I adopted the mindset of thinking in terms of quarters instead of just years. There’s something invigorating about making a fresh start every three months rather than just once a year.

And my next fresh start kicks off next week.

I want

In the past, my natural tendency around this time of year was to start thinking about my big plans for the next year, and I hoped I could just limp across the December finish line.

But let me encourage you to treat the final fourth of this year as a kind of mini-New year of sorts. Don’t just survive the year, but finish strong.

Here are a few things to consider as you move into the final quarter of 2024.

Restart that Bible reading plan (don’t wait til January)
Create an updated weekly schedule so you can steward your time more wisely
Make a fresh start or retool on your morning routine habits
Set a God-glorifying goal for the quarter (90 days is the perfect amount of time to tackle a big one)

That last one has become a big emphasis for our Academy members. Each quarter we hold a goal challenge in which we help each other plan God-glorifying goals, then keep one another encouraged and accountable as we

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THE ROUNDUP

The best links I found this week

Slow and Costly in a World of Fast and Cheap (2 mins)

Darryl Dash / Dash House

This is a good word. When it comes to productivity, it shouldn’t be about checking as many things off the list as possible but rather about doing each one with God-glorifying excellence.

In a world of fast and cheap, choose slow and costly. You won’t see the payoff immediately, but the results, I’m convinced, will be worth it.

How to Plan Wickedly Well (7 mins)

Marshall Segal / Desiring God

As you make your plans for another year or season, kneel beneath the meticulous and pervasive sovereignty of God. Remember that you won’t go anywhere or accomplish anything unless he wills. You won’t live unless he wills.

Who You Become is More Important Than What You Accomplish (4 mins)

David Kaywood / Pastors & Productivity

A good reminder for productivity-minded pastors.

Don’t let your gifting outpace your character. Don’t let your accomplishments outpace your godliness. There is something about success and accomplishments that can pose a threat to your spiritual life. The higher you go in ministry, the more it will hurt — and the more people you will hurt — if you fall.

John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way (11 mins)

Tim Challies

Thus, I would suggest great caution with Comer’s teaching and urge you to count the cost of embracing it.

I share the concerns Tim Challies lays out in this article. This is why, despite the apparent overlap between my focus on Christian productivity and some of the themes Comer is known for—the ruthless elimination of hurry and building personalized disciplines with a “rule of life”—I have refrained from recommending his material.

A DOSE OF WISDOM

Quote of the Week

“A true Christian is a wonder because he is the most content but the least satisfied. He is content with a morsel of bread and a little water in the jar, yet he is never satisfied by a little grace. He pants and breathes after more.”
Thomas Watson