Time Warped Review

Time Warped takes a look at our culture's rampant busyness and invites the reader to evaluate how they are using their time, offering an excellent group discussion guide with reflection questions and practical charts. 

Strengths: 

The organization of this "stewardship of time" book is very straight-forward and easy to follow: 21st century living is contrasted with 1st century living throughout the book within 6 major headings (what we believe, how we live, whom we serve, how we renew, when we die, and what we change). 

The book does an excellent job of weaving scriptural themes and insights into the readings as well as in the reflection questions at the end of each chapter.

Time Warped is an MMA publication (Mennonite Mutual Aid/Stewardship Solutions) and is well researched, laced with a variety of credible sources, many of whom are well-respected in the stewardship world (ie. the Bible, John Ortberg, Forbes magazine, Rick Warren, Lynn Miller, Bill Bennett, Craig Blomberg, Barna, etc.) 

Although the book could be read individually, it is intended for group reflection and discussion - a great approach for mutual encouragement and accountability, and much more likely to produce behavior modification in this challenging area. 

It correctly and biblically approaches the time stewardship issue the same way organizations like Crown handle financial stewardship - "it's really a heart issue."

The book is action-oriented, culminating in a Personal Time Plan and Time Chart to help people be very specific and intentional in assessing their priorites and budgeting their time.