Week 2: Chapter 1 — The Drowning Man (And the One Minute Pause)

1.Eldredge uses the metaphor of a drowning man to describe how many of us move through our days. What makes this image so striking? In what ways do you recognize yourself in it?

2.He introduces the idea of 'soul care' as something most modern Christians have largely abandoned in practice, even while affirming it in theory. Why do you think soul care is so easy to neglect even for people who genuinely love God?

3.The One Minute Pause is the first practice Eldredge introduces — a brief, intentional moment to release what you've been carrying and invite God's presence. What is your honest gut reaction to the idea of pausing for just one minute? Does it seem too small to matter, or does even one minute feel difficult to carve out?