Maybe I set my expectations too high for The In-Between, the new book by Jeff Goins, but I found it to be a disappointing read. Wrecked, another book by Goins, is an amazingly insightful and raw book about engaging this… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The In-Between by Jeff Goins
Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp is one of those difficult-to-read books. Not because it contains lofty language or difficult concepts, but because it feels like you’re being read as you read it. Your motivations called into question. Your long-… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp
Trust. It’s the fuel that relationships run on. It’s the “currency” that every relational “transaction” uses. Like a solidly-built bridge, trust under-girds every fruitful conversation. Like a trusty weather balloon, trust lifts relationships out of the mundane of mere affection… Read More »Leaders trust
Is there a more sensitive subject in church than the discussion about giving? Discussions about it are laced with awkwardness and confusion; some positions more rooted in scripture than others. When I was at my most confused when it came… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Plastic Donuts by Jeff Anderson
Chivalry. It’s a word we don’t use much anymore. It sounds old and antiquated. The fact that Zach Hunter chose this word for the title of his newest book says a lot about the author himself. Not that Hunter is… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Chivalry by Zach Hunter
Matthew 28:18-20 contains what has become known as “The Great Commission:” Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the… Read More »As you go… [from the archive]
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Oh, the ubiquity of books about how to “man up” and “pursue Christ like a man.” It’s a classic example of a widespread problem—the increase in what Mark Driscoll calls “boys who shave”—being defined and re-defined over and over in… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: The Real Win by Colt McCoy & Matt Carter
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela “Fearless leader.” You’ve likely heard the… Read More »Fearful Leader
Where do all your great ideas come from? Good ideas aren’t born in a vacuum. They come from a mash-up of our experiences, circumstances, learning, wisdom, and probably a whole host of other elements. Ideas are molecules, not atoms. As… Read More »The truth about ideas [from the archive]