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Book Reviews
Have you ever tried to make or break a habit? If you have struggled in this area then you will find Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business a helpful… Continue Reading →
Daniel Coyle has done it again with an excellent book! “The Little Book of Talent” is an excellent companion to his previous book, “The Talent Code”. “The Talent Code” presents the theory and background of how talent is developed and… Continue Reading →
“God is More Than Enough” is an encouraging study of Psalm 23 by Tony Evans. Evans emphasizes that the good news of the twenty-third Psalm may be summed up by this statement, “If the Lord is your Shepherd, He will… Continue Reading →
Years ago (many years ago) as an undergraduate student I read Erich Fromm’s classic, “The Art of Loving”. This summer I reread the book and I was amazed at all that I missed. Fromm has a large number of Biblical… Continue Reading →
The Advantage: Why organizational health trumps everything else in business, by Patrick Lencioni brings together many of the leadership concepts presented in his other books into one handy volume. This book departs from his usual method of introducing the leadership… Continue Reading →
Jonah Lehrer has written on a wide variety of topics and his recent book “Imagine: How Creativity Works” (2012) reveals his wide-ranging knowledge of science and creativity. He provides empirical evidence debunking some of the common assumptions about creativity such… Continue Reading →
“A Radical Idea” is a short booklet by David Platt addressing the question, “How can we in the church best unleash the people of God in the Spirit of God with the Word of God for the glory of God… Continue Reading →
Catchy title isn’t it? I removed the book cover with the title “Getting Naked” emblazoned across it as I was reading this book in the park – I’m sure parents would have been getting their children away from me if… Continue Reading →
Several years ago I read The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam and found the book quite helpful for communicating ideas. I recently read his follow-up book Unfolding the Napkin which is appropriately subtitled: the hands-on method for solving… Continue Reading →
John Piper continues to develop the theme of his previous writings that “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him” (pp. xix, 197, 211, 258) in The Pleasures of God. He expands upon that truth… Continue Reading →
When I go on vacation I like to take a book that will fun to read, such was the case with Hannibal and Me: What History’s Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success and Failure by Andreas Kluth. … Continue Reading →
The title of this blog post comes from a sentence in Haruki Murakami’s book What I talk about when I talk about running. This book is ostensibly a memoir of his experiences in running but it reveals deeper issues of… Continue Reading →
Enchantment: the art of changing hearts, minds, and actions by Guy Kawasaki is a practical book about turning an everyday business transaction into an enchanting encounter. He describes enchantment as transforming situations into meaningful encounters, converting hostility into civility, and… Continue Reading →
When is the last time you worried about a terrorist attack? It’s probably been a while. As you read this post take a moment and think about the men and women half way around the world taking a stand… Continue Reading →
This past week I read Pursuing Christ. Creating Art: Exploring Life at the Intersection of Faith and Creativity by Gary Molander. He made a discerning statement that seized my attention: You don’t need to create art for God…. Continue Reading →
