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“One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership” by Mike Figliuolo presents a practical approach to clarifying your philosophy of leadership. His approach is to formulate maxims that come from events in your life that had a… Continue Reading →
When Work & Family Collide is highly recommended for anyone who struggles to have adequate time for both work and family. Andy Stanley starts the book by describing cheating which he defines as “choosing to give up one thing in… Continue Reading →
Living Close To God When You’re Not Good At It by Gene Edwards has a title that many of us can identify with if we’re honest with ourselves. The emphasis of this book is how to have a spiritual life… Continue Reading →
Andy Stanley presents practical advice how to guard your heart in Enemies of the Heart. He describes the insidious nature of a variety of problems that plague our heart. He illustrates these major problems by using a “debt-to-debtor dynamic that… Continue Reading →
“Navy Seal. Rhodes Scholar. Eric Greitens is truly a modern-day renaissance man. This is a remarkable story of a brilliant young man who deeply cares about human suffering…and does something about it. Whether as a civilian or in uniform, Eric’s… Continue Reading →
“You Were Born for This” by Bruce Wilkinson lives up to its title. Inspirational and practical it is filled with stories how God uses ordinary people to be His divine messengers. Wilkinson asserts “. . . you were born to… Continue Reading →
David Platt has done it again – another challenging book reflecting the heart of God for the nations. The dominant theme throughout the book is the answer to this question, “How can we in the church best unleash the people… Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered how talent is developed? Daniel Coyle reveals the mystery in The Talent Code. If you have a skill you want to develop then I highly recommend this book. Based upon neurological research, Coyle identifies three primary… Continue Reading →
Gabe Lyons has written a prescient book depicting the contemporary sociological landscape. He portrays how Christians have often gone to extremes in our North American culture by either being separatists or culture accommodating. The result is that both of these… Continue Reading →
The Secret has been out for several years and I recently had the opportunity to read it. The book is attractive in its layout and features a number of distinguished individuals providing advice. There are a number of helpful principles… Continue Reading →
“The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It” by Joshua Ramo investigates our current state of affairs and examines why in spite of our best efforts to solve… Continue Reading →
This is a great book for anyone pondering the question, “How do we get to heaven?” Stanley opens the book with the story of a Sunday school teacher asking her students what people do to get to heaven. She asked… Continue Reading →
Larry Crabb describes how our shattered dreams may actually be God’s unexpected path to joy. Crabb lays the foundation with three underlying principles: 1. God wants to bless you 2. The deepest pleasure we’re capable of experiencing is a direct… Continue Reading →
The Hole in Our Gospel: What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World is a powerful book by Richard Stearns showing how the evangelical church has been practicing an incomplete… Continue Reading →
Soul Print invites you to examine defining moments in your life that have shaped your identity. By examining your life from a biblical perspective Mark Batterson provides helpful advice that will hopefully enable you to experience the joy of… Continue Reading →
