Stopping to Think

Thoughts on the Bible, theology, culture, books, and whatever else is making me think willdole.substack.com

Stopping to Think is a religion podcast hosted by Will Dole, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Will Dole hosts Stopping to Think, a religion show with 100 episodes published.

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  Slow Productivity

  Jun 1, 202616 minS0

  <p></p><p>Slow Productivity </p><p>The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout Cal Newport (New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2024)</p><p>In the latest of his books relating to knowledge work, Cal Newport sets forth a vision of productivity which is deeply counter-cultural and, for many, counter-intuitive.</p><p>Newport argues that much of modern knowledge work is dominated by a frenzied pseudo-productivity, in which visible activity is the primary means of measuring useful effort (22). What this means, functionally, is that if you are quick to reply to texts, emails, slack messages, and phone calls, then everyone (especially your...

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  Adoption

  May 29, 20260 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit willdole.substack.com<br/><br/><p></p><p>Adoption is the giftof being brought in.My life must now shift—He has taken my sin,</p>

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  Strategically Small

  May 25, 20264 minS0

  <p>Brandon J. O’BrienThe Strategically Small Church2nd Edition, Baker Academic, 2025</p><p><p>Stopping to Think is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p>Brandon O’Brien argues in this book for a different ministry paradigm than has been the norm in evangelicalism over the past 50 (plus) years. Rather than seeing “small” churches as anomalies, or problems to be fixed, small churches are the norm both globally and historically. Therefore, we must alter our perceptions. Instead of viewing the small church with a scarcity mindset...

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  The Marriage Bed

  May 18, 202631 minS0

  <p>A Reading of Chapter 5 from my book A Healthy Marriage (click on the title to go to the Amazon page…)</p><p></p><p><p>Stopping to Think is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p><p>Thanks for reading Stopping to Think! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willdole.substack.com/subscribe

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  Communication

  May 11, 202625 minS0

  <p>a reading of Chapter 4 from A Healthy Marriage</p><p></p><p><p>Stopping to Think is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p><p>Thanks for reading Stopping to Think! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willdole.substack.com/subscribe

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